Virgin Atlantic Partners With Premiership Rugby

Premiership Rugby has announced a two-year partnership with Virgin Atlantic, with the airline set to work closely with players and fans to enable easy travel across the UK and USA.

Both the Newcastle Falcons and Saracens will be the first to benefit from this new partnership as they jet off to the US next month for the Aviva Premiership Rugby match at the Talen Energy Stadium on 16th September.

The new partnership will see both Virgin Atlantic and Premiership Rugby working closely together on a number of commercial opportunities throughout the Aviva Premiership Rugby season, including the promotion of the 2018 and 2019 Premiership Rugby USA matches.

Paul Sherrell, head of partnerships, Premiership Rugby, said: “We share so many of the same values as Virgin Atlantic and we look forward to a great partnership with one of Britain’s biggest success stories.

Emma Jones, vice president, sales, Virgin Atlantic, added: “We are delighted to have an official partnership with Premiership Rugby for the next two years. This is a really exciting time for both brands, and with Aviva Premiership Rugby becoming a globally recognised programme; hence seeing an increase in their travel requirements between the UK and the US, we are proud to be their official airline partner.”