Virgin Atlantic: 25 Years, Still Red Hot Featuring Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

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15 жыл бұрын

British HD TV advert for the 25th anniversary of Virgin Atlantic, one of the best adverts of all time? I'd say so.
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@muddyshoes2939 Жыл бұрын

Far better than the crap advert they’re currently peddling.

@fraserwebster8761 8 ай бұрын

This was on TV in 2009. Even being an ironic reflection of the 80’s, can you imagine it getting anywhere near broadcast now?

@shirleypugh4177 3 ай бұрын

Still the best! Can't believe 25 years ago!

@WillScarlet1991 4 күн бұрын

15 years 🙄

@mahammed666 7 жыл бұрын

anyone else get chills watching this.

@antoniodragonheart8965 5 жыл бұрын

Actually I did get chills. This is one nice ad.

@weltonvillegal6258 5 жыл бұрын

Me too. I so remember this era.

@mikeynicol2556 5 жыл бұрын

mahammed666 Yep 👍🏻 I did

@UnderBaseBeatz 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's so bloody clever!

@WillScarlet1991 4 күн бұрын

No.

@thierrydevant7690 5 жыл бұрын

The best Virgin Atlantic advert.

@supernova1974 3 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest adverts ever! Pure genius level 💯

@maelughran6981 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite ad by (air) miles.

@harryantino Жыл бұрын

This advert would never fly today!

@UnderBaseBeatz 2 жыл бұрын

I wish being British was actually like this lol. What an overwhelmingly sexy advert that never gets old. Brilliant.

@lillyclayton7966 7 ай бұрын

The best advert ever made... !

@sussex33 3 жыл бұрын

Worked for Virgin Atlantic for many years. Used to burst with pride when this ad came on TV or the cinema. Was beaten to the post as the official best U.K. advert by a bunch of meerkats. Fun fact: at the end with the 2 guys who “need to change their ticket”, they appear twice at the end. The first time, the producers got an underwear model to walk through the shoot and they filmed the 2 guys faces for a “genuine reaction” which you can clearly see on their faces 😂.

@natashaharrison3159 2 жыл бұрын

Same here! Literally loved walking through JFK in the Viv and having people just stop and look 🤣😭

@jameswyse8250 2 жыл бұрын

Should have bought bmi who I worked for years ago, perhaps we wouldn't have gone bust?

@ironheadfm Жыл бұрын

Serious question: Would you still bust with pride, when you see their latest ad "See the world differently" with the punks, queers and transgender ballet?

@karasea1021 Жыл бұрын

@@ironheadfm THIS!

@michaeljohn9263 Жыл бұрын

Have a look at their that just came out a few days ago.....DISGUSTING imo!

@darrenwalters6339 Жыл бұрын

Look at this advert compared to the let’s tick every box possible advert we got today! This advert makes you wanna fly virgin Atlantic because there cool. The new one makes you wanna avoid them at all cost

@firefighterno1 13 жыл бұрын

One of the best adverts ever on british tv!

@trixistrongbow3899 Жыл бұрын

What a difference … can we go back to good old days please

@michellecirar9204 Жыл бұрын

Awesome commercial

@colinwatt3958 2 жыл бұрын

Guy outside the record store holding one of the best albums ever, Big Country's Steeltown

@mrburgess1698 Жыл бұрын

It’s a bit of a anachronism really as that album was released 29th October 1984 whilst the advert is set during June 1984! Oops XD

@Round_07 Жыл бұрын

@@mrburgess1698 perhaps they just wanted to acknowledge that it as was the best album released in 1984!

@mrburgess1698 Жыл бұрын

@@Round_07 yeah I bet you’re right, and I bet hardly anyone would know the anachronism anyway.

@patsyboyd5772 2 жыл бұрын

Fan bloody tastic♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@freedomofspeech7120 Жыл бұрын

Fast forward 2022. Shocking

@areteees Жыл бұрын

One of the best pieces of advertising I've ever seen, absolutely epic

@angelarayner1117 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect song for this brilliant advert!

@naboob Жыл бұрын

I like this better than the current thing.

@arsenalfeet Жыл бұрын

Ahhh the advert that started it all for me. I wanted to be that pilot! Now look! 😆

@wiganbinmon6776 4 жыл бұрын

WAW makes you proud to be British LOVE IT !!!

@hazelclose8800 Жыл бұрын

Love everything about this advert

@bujfvjg7222 2 жыл бұрын

first time seeing it agen in years. wish i was in the advert at that time.

@padraigsisk4057 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see Steeltown from Big Country getting a plug 🔌👍

@herenow6953 4 жыл бұрын

One of the nice touches about this iconic ad in the U.K. Was the use of Frankie Goes to Hollywood 's song "Relax" which was banned by the BBC for being too - well you know. So it was anti establishment in every regard - taking down BA without mentioning them etc. Still IMO one of the best adverts ever made ✈️

@longhaul744 4 жыл бұрын

Pissing BA off since ‘84 ;)

@ColinH1973 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right. Well said 👍

@mtjoy747 2 жыл бұрын

VERY good use of music - one of my all time favs.

@annoneymouse5999 5 жыл бұрын

Best thing about the ad is the wink at the end

@deronborghi5929 2 жыл бұрын

That and the stunning blond looking up to officers

@moniwys2174 3 жыл бұрын

The best ad even,,,

@johnsmith7759 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it’s not just me who thinks this advert was amazing

@blastfromthepast8344 Жыл бұрын

Sadly, Virgin are obviously now ashamed of it.

@elizabethstephenson440 2 жыл бұрын

Tasty airline pilot!!!

@sy2see Жыл бұрын

Now that is a good advert.

@hvideos2832 5 жыл бұрын

Best thing about this advert is that there is hardly any talking.

@vinman9786 5 жыл бұрын

My sis works for BA and when this ad came out she said her colleagues knew they were beat..

@Insperato62 3 жыл бұрын

Very many years ago I was in hospital with appendicitis and my father arrived straight from Heathrow having flown back with BEA from Norway. He was air-crew. He strode into the ward - dark blue uniform, gold braid, cap under his arm, all blue eyes and milk chocolate (as the RAF used to say) - every single nurse took one look, their jaws dropped, and they lew like bees round a honeypot. I couldn't believe it, "That's my daddy. What are you doing?" His photo can be seen on RAF 62 Squadron Sgt Clifton. Ha ha. Bless him.

@franchino88 3 жыл бұрын

@@Insperato62 Awesome story

@qsstores6933 Жыл бұрын

A superb dropping dropping ad...

@descarroll2039 5 ай бұрын

This was when Virgin Atlantic had style.....now its just incorporated with other airlines.....

@PeterShaw-qz2js Жыл бұрын

Brilliant…no other word!

@Glenn1967ful Жыл бұрын

Very eighties, when people were better dressed, had more ambition and more go in them. OTOH you had the miner's strike.

@TheMightyKinkle Жыл бұрын

A million times better than the woke one they have now

@AR123457 11 жыл бұрын

That's one lucky pilot! Great advert

@zinozee8929 Жыл бұрын

Even the pilot gets some

@Adam-gp7co 18 күн бұрын

Best airline commercials - BA in 80's and 90's

@tonymccaul7159 Жыл бұрын

Best advert ever. Definitely top 5! Well done 👍

@156dave 11 ай бұрын

A shadow of its former self

@Evemeister12 Жыл бұрын

It genuinely feels like an advert made in the 80s (I know it's from 2009)

@ColinH1973 3 жыл бұрын

One of the all-time great adverts. Pitched just right. I honestly don't know how anyone could find it sexist when it is so obviously a send-up.

@FranciscoCamino 2 жыл бұрын

The same people who doesn’t find sexist firemen calendars. Double standards.

@FranciscoCamino 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing...

@LeftIsBest001 4 жыл бұрын

I like at 1:07 when the Captain gets some attention.. 😎😂💋

@rhysjackson2597 Жыл бұрын

Wish this version of Relax was available somewhere, what a tune and what an ad!

@madvlad1 3 ай бұрын

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@monkadelic2 15 жыл бұрын

Tune. And so much better without any vocal.

@douglasgilzean9801 6 ай бұрын

Still one of the best Ads ever, still Fab in 2023

@zinozee8929 Жыл бұрын

This should motivate you to get out of bed and make yourself presentable everyday for the world to see.. thank you for the inspiration this is the best ad to ever be on a tele

@eveningchimpy Жыл бұрын

I want this advert back. The new one … go woke… go broke

@sarahyoung3033 3 жыл бұрын

Proper hostesses without being orange or caked on make up. It's got a Pan am vibe. Classy

@rope435 Жыл бұрын

I'm from the future. It doesn't get any better, trust me.

@andrewbenge1231 8 ай бұрын

This would never make it to air now. 😂

@subculture2006 Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest adverts ever. Compare to the one today. Go woke - go broke.

@SurrenderLemon 10 ай бұрын

LOL, the song used in this advert is literally a gay anthem

@Dogs.Are.Better.Than.People 10 ай бұрын

Literally got a guy wearing glittery makeup as an air host with the song 'I am what I am' compared to this 😂😂😂

@sandraoyns-wilson6098 11 ай бұрын

Love it,the advert's ace as well.

@TodaysDante Жыл бұрын

Their latest commercial has the men in the red high heels. Oh how far they've fallen.

@Delboy591 3 ай бұрын

Everything woke turns to garbage

@hamadalmaadeed2299 4 жыл бұрын

It’s like Their crew is in the year of filming this commercial and the rest is at 1984

@joshjones9878 Жыл бұрын

How times have changed - now it's the boys wearing the skirts

@-hydragames-7387 Жыл бұрын

Media A Level anyone?

@irenestephenson8624 2 жыл бұрын

Heaven

@nastybuck8085 Жыл бұрын

Now in 2022 men in dresses, pronoun's, deviancy.

@SnabbKassa 3 жыл бұрын

The ad is based on the movie Catch Me If You Can, when Frank Abagnale hides in plain sight by getting everyone to look at the hot cabin crew instead of him

@deronborghi5929 2 жыл бұрын

Great Flickr show

@ThomsonAirwaysFs 12 жыл бұрын

Don't make ads like this anymore :/ Wait this was only 3 years ago. Still a lots happend between 2009 and 2012

@stengraeber7330 2 жыл бұрын

great

@DasTubemeister 4 ай бұрын

I never saw beauties like that on my flights with Virgin. Also, mobile phones didn’t exist in UK in 1984.

@senabecool7232 3 жыл бұрын

shame, in 2020 VS no longer has the 747 and they don't fly to and from gatwick

@kitkat88816 4 ай бұрын

If this aired today they would probably get sued with many different claims. Good advert though I remember it even after all these years

@MarouaneOnline 4 ай бұрын

1st OZ Says "I Need To Change my Airline" 2nd MAR Says "I Need To Change My Ticket" STILL RED HOT

@adamfull3181 Жыл бұрын

My dad work for virgin 27 years still going I’ve work for nearly year

@DaniRose2311 5 жыл бұрын

PC Andy from Torchwood!

@ricknixonmedia Жыл бұрын

Steel town was actually released 4 months after the date of this advert

@stabilis8895 Жыл бұрын

Back when you didn't have to tick the agenda boxes....

@niknoks7638 4 жыл бұрын

How best to promote an airline? T & Asses 😁

@ColinH1973 3 жыл бұрын

It's a send up of adverts like that.

@peterainsworth8026 3 жыл бұрын

@@ColinH1973 That's what they all say.

@brunneng38 Жыл бұрын

Virgin will probably be redoing this video with men wearing the skirts.

@luzsensal Жыл бұрын

Mujeres al poder

@mardenboy 15 жыл бұрын

yes i agree they are both good versions but its also quality without the vocals!

@d3rkn4ssthesecond Жыл бұрын

watched this at high-school 😂

@carolejenkin4367 7 ай бұрын

I just loved this ad much better than the weird pc woke ad their promoting now.

@squeakdidit 5 ай бұрын

No mixed race family’s and not many black people on a tv advert. How times have changed 😂

@FerrisBueller468 3 жыл бұрын

I need to change my job hahahahahha

@jeffpickle8566 6 жыл бұрын

This is virgins old uniform no joke

@StaudioArt 6 жыл бұрын

What going to Dubai

@stephaniespragg5586 2 жыл бұрын

Is that Mark Benton in Wimpy (0:49)?

@alicanharryreilly8353 Жыл бұрын

An Alder Valley Leyland National NPJ472R can be seen in this Video 0:05

@Atasych 4 жыл бұрын

Where can I see a better quality version? Can not find it.

@ColinH1973 3 жыл бұрын

Fly Virgin Atlantic for the live version.

@PlanetFrankieHD 15 жыл бұрын

at 1:09. That's your lot haha. Take it with a pinch of salt which is how it was meant to be taken.

@ColinH1973 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right.

@sams3015 9 ай бұрын

The McDonald’s one is definitely based loosed on this

@charliedavidson8829 2 жыл бұрын

Nowadays the pilot would be done more trafficking minors!😂😂 Brilliant ad.

@elizabethstewart8574 Ай бұрын

I remember the VS babes arriving at LHR. A much better version of this was the BA loaders doing a spoof in our uniforms across T3. Now that was funny.