Fairtrade coffee boarded on Virgin Atlantic

Following the efforts of its subsidiary, Virgin Trains, Virgin Atlantic Airways is now serving Costa Coffe and QI teas that meet the requirements to earn Fairtrade designations for special market pricing and environmental practices.

The products include an organic green and white tea from QI and a range of fresh and instant coffees from Costa Coffee, specialist supplier FFI UK and organic Fairtrade teas from a company called Clipper. They are all sourced from Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Virgin Atlantic serves 7 million cups of coffee and 5 million cups of tea in its worldwide operations.