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Airlines / Festivals and Events / North America / United States / Video

Exclusive video: inside Virgin America’s “Stay Golden” launch

by Stephen Greenwood on Nov 20, 2009

See what it’s like to be on the inside of a Virgin America launch event.

Full interview with Richard Branson in the video below.

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