Virgin America Named Top U.S. Airline in Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards - for Seventh Year in a Row

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing air travel, has been named "Best U.S. Airline" in the coveted Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards – for the seventh consecutive year.  This year, over 76,000 readers of the premium travel magazine participated in the annual survey, casting more than one million votes.  Virgin America landed in the number one spot, continuing an award-winning streak for the airline, which has received this top honor every year since its launch in 2007.  The results of the 2014 Readers' Choice Awards will be reported in the November issue of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.  To celebrate and thank its loyal flyers, Virgin America today launches a network-wide 'Fly In Winning Fashion' fare sale, with Main Cabin fares as low as $47* (taxes and fees included and restrictions applying). Tickets are on sale now at www.virginamerica.com and at 1.877.FLY.VIRGIN** and must be purchased today by 11.59pmCT.

"This latest award from Conde Nast Traveler readers is the culmination of what has been a landmark year for Virgin America as we have continued to shake up the status quo in the U.S. airline industry," said Virgin America President and CEO David Cush. "This is one of the highest industry honors and we are fortunate to receive this distinction for the seventh straight year.  This award sweep is a credit to our talented teammates, both on the front-line and behind-the-scenes, who have redefined air travel in this country."

To celebrate, Virgin America is today launching a 'Fly in Winning Fashion' fare sale – with seats in Main Cabin from $47* (taxes and fees included and restrictions applying). For a full list of sale fares, visit the airline's deals page: https://www.virginamerica.com/cms/travel-deals  In addition, the airline is currently offering a 'Feel the Earn' frequent flyer promotion, which allows Elevate members to earn up to three times the points on First Class bookings, two times the points on Main Cabin Select, and up to an additional 25,000 bonus points for all flights in all cabins.  For more, visit: www.virginamerica.com.

With top-notch service, beautiful design and a host of high-tech amenities, Virgin America has earned a host of industry awards since launching service in 2007. The airline offers guests sleek, tech-forward aircraft cabins with custom-designed seating, fleetwide in-flight WiFi, signature moodlighting, power outlets near every seat and the Red® in-flight entertainment system. The Red platform offers guests on every Virgin America flight their own seatback screen, with more than 20 films, live TV, interactive Google Maps, videogames, a 3,000 song library and an on-demand menu, which allows flyers to order a cocktail or snack from their seatback any time during a flight. Additionally, earlier this year, the airline unveiled its revamped and redesigned website, the only U.S. airline website to offer responsive design, which creates a faster, smoother and more intuitive booking experience for travelers that is consistent across all devices. 

The Virgin America network continues to expand its footprint across the country with flights to in-demand destinations including Austin, Boston, Cancun, Chicago, Dallas Love Field, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Los Cabos, Newark, New York (JFK), Orlando, Palm Springs (seasonal), Portland, Puerto Vallarta, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. (IAD and DCA). New flights from New York's LaGuardia Airport will begin on October 28, 2014.

Photos of Virgin America's unique aircraft can be seen here.  Broadcast quality video b-roll can also be downloaded here.

About Virgin America:  Headquartered in California's Silicon Valley and known for its mood-lit cabins, three beautifully designed classes of service and innovative fleetwide amenities — like touch-screen personal entertainment, WiFi and power outlets at every seat, Virgin America has built a loyal following of flyers and earned a host of awards since launching in 2007 — including being named "Best Domestic Airline" in both Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards and in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards for the past seven consecutive years. For the past two years, Virgin America has topped the Airline Quality Rating, a research project conducted by faculty at Wichita State University and Purdue University that analyzes airline operational performance as reported by the Department of Transportation. The airline's base of operations is San Francisco International Airport (SFO)'s sleek and sustainable Terminal 2. In addition to a Main Cabin that offers custom-designed leather seating with a deeper, more comfortable pitch, the airline's First Class offers 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 content, dedicated overhead bins and priority check-in/boarding.  Virgin America has an airport lounge, The Loft at LAX, and offers its Elevate frequent flyers no black-out dates on rewards seats and status benefits. For more: www.virginamerica.com

*Sales Terms and Conditions: * All tickets must be purchased by 11:59 p.m. CT on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Main Cabin fares are valid for 14-day advance purchase in the following markets: AUS-SFO, DAL-DCA, DAL-LGA, DAL-LAX, DAL-SFO, JFK-FLL, LAS-SFO, SEA-LAX, SEA-SFO, PDX-SFO, LAS-LAX, SFO-LAX, PSP-SFO, and SAN-SFO. Travel in aforementioned markets must occur November 4, 2014 – February 28, 2015.  Travel for JFK-FLL must occur after January 8, 2015.  Lowest sale fares are only valid for travel on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday and are available only on certain itineraries. For all other markets, Main Cabin fares are valid for 21-day advance purchase.  Travel must occur between November 11, 2014 and February 28, 2015. Travel for BOS-LAS must occur after January 8, 2015.  Lowest sale fares are available only on certain itineraries.  Lowest sale fares are only valid for travel on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.  Blackout dates for all markets are as follows: 11/10/14, 11/21/14 – 11/30/14, 12/1/14, 12/19/14 – 12/31/14, 1/1/15- 1/4/15, 1/19/15, and 2/16/15.  Seats are limited, subject to availability, and may not be available on all flights. Flights may not operate daily. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. For travel solely between points in the Western Region (LAS/LAX/PDX/PSP/PVR/SAN/SEA/SFO/SJD only) changes or cancellations can be made for a $75 fee per guest through all channels, plus any increase in fare, if applicable. For all other itineraries, changes or cancellations can be made for a $150 fee per guest through all channels, plus any increase in fare, if applicable. Any remaining balance will be placed in a guest's travel bank, good for travel on Virgin America for one year from date of issue. Changes or cancellations of a booking made with Elevate Points will be subject to a $100 redeposit fee per guest. Guests who no-show without a change or cancellation prior to the scheduled departure time will forfeit the amount of this fare. In addition, any future flights booked in the same reservation will also be canceled and the fare will be forfeited. Tickets purchased from Virgin America through our reservation call center will cost an additional $20 per guest per itinerary. Any added cost associated with purchasing tickets from Virgin America through our reservation call center will be non-refundable. Fares will not be honored retroactively or in exchange for any wholly or partially used ticket. Fares, routes, fees and schedules are subject to change without notice. Virgin America will accept up to ten pieces of checked baggage, up to 50 pounds each, per ticketed guest traveling within the U.S. The fee for each piece of checked baggage up to 50 pounds is $25. Additional fees apply to baggage exceeding these weight limitations, and other baggage restrictions may apply.

**Any guest calling within the United States has access to a complimentary telecommunication relay service by dialing 711. For more information, go to: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/telecomm.asp

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