The England Team leave for South Africa

Published on June 3rd, 2010 by The England Team leave for South Africa

Yesterday we flew the England team out to South Africa for the FIFA 2010 World Cup, and didn’t they all look dapper. Here’s some photos as they left London Heathrow for Johannesburg:

Virgin Atlantic CEO Steve Ridgway and Flight Crew

Virgin Atlantic CEO Steve Ridgway and Heathrow Airport Operations team

Airport staff gather to wave off the team

Airport staff gather to wave off the team

The team and their manager

The team and their manager

Wayne Rooney looking happy and relaxed ahead of the competiton

Wayne Rooney looking happy and relaxed ahead of the competition

Fabio and his gang

Fabio and his gang

The England Squad ready to depart

The England Squad ready to depart

Lift off for South Africa...

Lift off for South Africa...

The team landed safely in South Africa this morning and we look forward to bringing them home again soon – hopefully with the cup on board!

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Maxine is the editor of vtravelled, the Virgin Atlantic travel blog. When she's not snooping around new cities with her beloved camera in tow, she can normally be found bashing away at her piano or drooling over photography, design and architecture blogs. She writes on her own site at Untraveller.com.

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