V-Flyer

Why is Virgin Atlantic VS and Virgin Australia VA when the latter are new kids on the block?
British Airways have managed to get BA.
Only wondering because the wrong use of initials is soon picked up on the forum by those in the know!

VA was the ailrine code of Venuzalian carrier Viasa. So it was unavailable when VS was formed.

Maybe another airline already had VA ?

Because when Virgin Atlantic was created VA was already in use by another, now defunct, airline. I think somewhere in South America.

Whereas BA have been knocking around for decades either as British Airways or one of the predecessor countries (BOAC for example)

When the VA initials became available again it was too late for VS to change as it was programmed into all sots of systems but as V Australia was new it was OK for them to have it.

The issue with the initials is not simply being nit picking but is important to give people accurate information over e.g. flights or the miles programme.

I can only assume as well that initials like VI, VR, VG, etc must have been taken already? They must have had to scrape the barrel to come up with VS given Virgin Atlantic has no 'S' in it...!

SlimpyJones wrote: They must have had to scrape the barrel to come up with VS given Virgin Atlantic has no 'S' in it...!

But Virgin Atlantic AirwayS...

Good job BA did not apply the same logic

Touche sir!