Staff at Virgin Atlantic can now showcase their tattoos

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The airline updated its policy regarding tattoos on Tuesday, according to a news release. They claim they are “the first UK airline to allow visible tattoos.”

“Until today, any uniformed Virgin Atlantic employee had to make sure that their tattoos were covered,” said Virginia Atlantic in the release. “But now, employees can show off their ink to the world, while still representing Virgin Atlantic in their uniform.”

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Estelle Hollingsworth, Chief People Officer at Virgin Atlantic, emphasized the importance of self-expression in the release.

“At Virgin Atlantic, we want everyone to be themselves and know that they belong. Many people use tattoos to express their unique identities and our customer-facing and uniformed colleagues should not be excluded from doing so if they choose,” she said, according to the release.

“That’s why, in line with our focus on inclusion and championing individuality, we’re relaxing our tattoo restrictions for all our people. We’re proud to be the airline that…

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