The website is very flaky right now-give it some time…
www.virginamerica.com
The nation’s newest Jetblue copycat (LCC with high-tech, leather seats, and good customer service) is now selling tickets!
Routes:
-They will begin service between NYC/JFK and S. Francisco on August 8, with 4 flights a day offered on that route by September 9.
-S. Francisco to Los Angeles begins August 8 with 5 daily flights.
-JFK to Los Angeles service begins August 29, with 3 flights offered on that route by September 16.
-S. Francisco to Washington DC/IAD starts September 26 with 2 flights a day
-S. Francisco to Las Vegas begins on October 10 with three daily flights
-Los Angeles to Washington DC/IAD begins on October 24 with two daily flights.
Pricing:
-Vegas and intra-California flights start at $44+ each way in coach and $149+ in first.
-Washington DC fares start from $129+ each way in coach and $389+ in first.
-New York fares start from $139+ each way in coach and $389+ in first.
Mileage:
Mileage club will be called “eleVAte”
Sign up by 12/31/07 to become a “founding member for life,” and you receive better benefits and rewards for life!
It will be a spending based reward system, instead of a true mileage/points program.
Earn 5 points for every $1 you spend for travel on Virgin America.
Redeem a free trip starting at 4,900 points.
Yawn.
Future Plans:
Expect about 10 cities served within 1 year and 30 within 5 years.
S. Diego service is coming soon.
Additional cities that they are considering:
Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, Newark, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Providence, Portland, OR., Raleigh-Durham, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, S. Antonio, S. Jose, CA., Seattle, S. Louis, Tampa and West Palm Beach.
Virgin’s Planes:
Overview:
Coach class has custom-designed leather seats, mood-lighting throughout the cabin, and an advanced in-flight entertainment system with on-demand movies, TV, games, music, and online chat rooms to chat with specific or all fellow passengers.
In First Class, massage chairs offer 55 inches of seat pitch and 165-degree recline.
IFE System:
Jetblue is in mad trouble!
rabbi dan the site wont work for me also what can i do did you get on it at all
website does not work 4 me either
website doesnt work for me.