Virgin America will bring its low–fare, upscale service to Philadelphia (PHL) later this year, with tickets on sale today.
There will be three daily nonstop flights from Los Angeles (LAX) starting April 4, 2012, and two daily nonstop flights from San Francisco(SFO) starting April 10, 2012.
In honor of its newest city, Virgin America is also launching a system-wide “The City of Brotherly Love: Just Got Lovelier” fare sale, with PHL–LAX fares from $129* and PHL–SFO fares from $149* (restrictions, taxes and fees applying). Tickets are available for purchase now at Bestfares.com
“Travelers deserve more options than just the typical legacy airline cattle car, and we hope our unique brand of low fares and inventive service will be a breath of fresh air for Philadelphians,” said Virgin America President and Chief Executive Officer David Cush.
At a time when most airlines are cutting capacity, Virgin America will bring much needed nonstop competition from California’s largest airports to Philadelphia. Currently, only legacy carriers serve the West Coast–PHL routes nonstop. When entering markets that offer little low–fare competition, Virgin America has historically seen fares drop by up to one–third. In addition, 50 percent of travelers flying from PHL to the Los Angeles market now use connecting flights and 45 percent of those traveling from PHL to the San Francisco Bay Area are connecting passengers.
Virgin America’s new aircraft offer custom–designed mood–lit cabins, fleetwide WiFi, power outlets and the most advanced in–flight entertainment in the skies. Guests on Virgin America enjoy their own touch–screen entertainment platform with: 35 films, live TV, Google Maps, videogames, seat–to–seat chat, music videos, a 3000 song library, an on–demand menu and more.
In addition to a Main Cabin that offers leather seating with a deeper, more comfortable pitch, the airline’s First Class offers plush white leather seating with 55 inches of pitch, 165 degrees of recline and lumbar massagers. The carrier’s Main Cabin Select option offers 38–inches of pitch, free food and cocktails, an all–access pass to media, dedicated overhead bins and priority check–in/boarding.
Visitors to the airline’s Facebook page can now enter for a chance to win*** roundtrip flights and the ultimate “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” fan pack, consisting of Seasons 1–6 DVDs, a Paddy’s Pub t–shirt, the official board game and a guide to the characters’ favorite haunts. “
PHL is the latest expansion for the growing carrier. In just over four years flying, the airline has expanded to 17 destinations (including PHL) and has created 2,200 new jobs. As one of the few growing U.S. carriers, the airline has launched service to Cancun, Chicago, Puerto Vallarta and Palm Springs in the past 12 months alone.
Connecting flights will also be available from PHL to Virgin America’s San Diego, Seattle and Las Vegas destinations.
Virgin America flies to San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C., Seattle, Las Vegas, San Diego, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Dallas–Fort Worth, Los Cabos, Cancun, Chicago, Puerto Vallarta, Palm Springs and as of April 4th – Philadelphia.
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