Virgin America Launching New Flights To Newark International Airport
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Posted on March 21, 2013 at 7:21:01 AM
Virgin America Launching New Flights To Newark International Airport
***TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH***
Award-Winning Airline brings New Jobs, Lower Fares and Much-Needed Flight Competition to the Garden State
EWR Flyers Can Now "Fly Like a Boss" and Stay Connected Coast-to-Coast on the only Airline with WiFi on Every Flight
WHAT: Virgin America, the award-winning domestic airline, is celebrating the launch of its new low-fare, upscale nonstop service to New Jersey's Newark International Airport (EWR) from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on April 9, 2013, with a red carpet send-off for some of its first commercial flight guests at EWR - along with local leaders, Port Authority officials, Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and Virgin America's CEO David Cush.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090123/VIRGINAMERICALOGO)
At a time when most U.S. carriers have been consolidating, Virgin America is bringing new jobs and nonstop flight competition from California's largest airports to New Jersey. Prior to entering the EWR market, the San Francisco-EWR route was only served by one carrier and had some of the highest average fares in the nation. Virgin America will bring some healthy competition to the market, with low fares and service that has taken top honors as "Best U.S. Airline" in both Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards and Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards every year since the airline's 2007 launch. With fleetwide WiFi, custom-designed leather seating, power outlets, personal touch-screen entertainment platforms and new aircraft with three classes of service, Virgin America's business-friendly flights will offer a fresh new option for travelers to the region. Headquartered in California, Virgin America has already built a strong following of bi-coastal flyers with its popular nonstop flights from both LAX and SFO to New York's JFK. The addition of Newark to its network means Virgin America will now serve nine of the top 10 business markets from SFO and 8 of the top 10 business markets from LAX.
To celebrate the launch of a fresh travel option for the Garden State's entrepreneurs, the airline is launching a social media campaign that invites travelers to share how they would use the airline's business-friendly features to "fly like a boss" for a chance to join a live Google+ hangout onboard an aircraft with Mashable CEO & founder Pete Cashmore and Virgin Group Founder/'Entrepreneur-in-Chief' Sir Richard Branson during the launch reception on April 9th. In addition, those who use the hashtag #flylikeaboss will see their Tweets appear on a live digital billboard in the New York area. For full details and to enter, visit facebook.com/virginamerica or http://www.likeabossflight.com.
In addition, Virgin America is partnering with the Knowledge is Power Program's (KIPP) TEAM Academy in Newark to help fund college trips for up and coming junior-high school entrepreneurs heading to the West Coast this summer. Students participating in the summer trips will be on-hand at the airline's gate celebration to meet Virgin's Entrepreneur-in-Chief - Sir Richard Branson.
When: April 9, 2013 at 12pm (Media should arrive by 11:15am to allow for check-in and set-up.)
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Where: Newark International Airport (Media must RSVP in advance for access)
Who: Among the dignitaries scheduled to speak:
Port Authority of New Jersey Leadership
David Cush, Virgin America President and CEO
Sir
Richard Branson, Virgin Group Founder
RSVP: Jennifer Thomas/650-274-7329/jennifer.thomas@virginamerica.com or Patricia Condon/
650-906-8147/patricia.condon@virginamerica.com
KEY VISUALS:
-- Media tours of Virgin America's unique aircraft cabin at the departure
gate. The airline is known for its new fleet and unique amenities like
cabin moodlighting, touch-screen personal entertainment platforms at
every seat and custom-designed seating. Photos can be found at:
http://www.virginamerica.com/vx/photos
-- Virgin Group Founder and Port Authority of New Jersey leadership at
Virgin America's celebratory launch of service into EWR
-- Virgin Group Founder, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin America President &
CEO David Cush and airport leadership addressing among Virgin America's
first commercial flight guests at EWR
-- Commercial flight guests enjoying a Garden State gate reception to
celebrate Virgin America's new service at EWR
-- KIPP TEAM Academy kids meeting Sir Richard Branson at Virgin America's
gate celebration
Virgin America's all new fleet offers beautifully-designed, moodlit cabins and a host of amenities - including fleetwide WiFi and power outlets near every seat. The Red(TM) entertainment platform offers guests access to 25 on-demand films, live TV, videogames, music videos, seat-to-seat chat as well as an on-demand menu so flyers can order cocktails or snacks from their seat any time during their flight. 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 seats with 55 inches of pitch, 165 degrees of recline and lumbar massagers. The carrier's Main Cabin Select offers 38 inches of pitch, free food and cocktails, an all-access pass to media, priority check-in/boarding and more.
EDITORS NOTE: Virgin America is a U.S.-controlled, owned and operated airline. It is an entirely separate company from Virgin Atlantic. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is a minority share investor in Virgin America.
About Virgin America: Headquartered in California, Virgin America is a new domestic airline that offers guests attractive fares and a host of innovative features aimed at reinventing air travel. As the only airline headquartered in the Bay Area, Virgin America's principle base of operations is San Francisco International Airport's (SFO) sleek and sustainable new Terminal Two (T2) - the first LEED® Gold-certified airport terminal in the U.S. As one of the few expanding U.S. airlines, Virgin America has grown from a few hundred teammates in 2007 to 2,600 today. Known for beautifully-designed planes with WiFi, power outlets and touch-screen entertainment at every seat, Virgin America has swept the travel awards since its 2007 launch, including being named "Best U.S. Airline" in Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards and Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards. The airline's new aircraft offer interactive in-flight entertainment systems and power outlets near every seat. For more: http://www.virginamerica.com
/PRNewswire -- March 21, 2013/
SOURCE Virgin America
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090123/VIRGINAMERICALOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Virgin America
Web Site: http://www.virginamerica.com
***TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH***
Award-Winning Airline brings New Jobs, Lower Fares and Much-Needed Flight Competition to the Garden State
EWR Flyers Can Now "Fly Like a Boss" and Stay Connected Coast-to-Coast on the only Airline with WiFi on Every Flight
WHAT: Virgin America, the award-winning domestic airline, is celebrating the launch of its new low-fare, upscale nonstop service to New Jersey's Newark International Airport (EWR) from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on April 9, 2013, with a red carpet send-off for some of its first commercial flight guests at EWR - along with local leaders, Port Authority officials, Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and Virgin America's CEO David Cush.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090123/VIRGINAMERICALOGO)
At a time when most U.S. carriers have been consolidating, Virgin America is bringing new jobs and nonstop flight competition from California's largest airports to New Jersey. Prior to entering the EWR market, the San Francisco-EWR route was only served by one carrier and had some of the highest average fares in the nation. Virgin America will bring some healthy competition to the market, with low fares and service that has taken top honors as "Best U.S. Airline" in both Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards and Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards every year since the airline's 2007 launch. With fleetwide WiFi, custom-designed leather seating, power outlets, personal touch-screen entertainment platforms and new aircraft with three classes of service, Virgin America's business-friendly flights will offer a fresh new option for travelers to the region. Headquartered in California, Virgin America has already built a strong following of bi-coastal flyers with its popular nonstop flights from both LAX and SFO to New York's JFK. The addition of Newark to its network means Virgin America will now serve nine of the top 10 business markets from SFO and 8 of the top 10 business markets from LAX.
To celebrate the launch of a fresh travel option for the Garden State's entrepreneurs, the airline is launching a social media campaign that invites travelers to share how they would use the airline's business-friendly features to "fly like a boss" for a chance to join a live Google+ hangout onboard an aircraft with Mashable CEO & founder Pete Cashmore and Virgin Group Founder/'Entrepreneur-in-Chief' Sir Richard Branson during the launch reception on April 9th. In addition, those who use the hashtag #flylikeaboss will see their Tweets appear on a live digital billboard in the New York area. For full details and to enter, visit facebook.com/virginamerica or http://www.likeabossflight.com.
In addition, Virgin America is partnering with the Knowledge is Power Program's (KIPP) TEAM Academy in Newark to help fund college trips for up and coming junior-high school entrepreneurs heading to the West Coast this summer. Students participating in the summer trips will be on-hand at the airline's gate celebration to meet Virgin's Entrepreneur-in-Chief - Sir Richard Branson.
When: April 9, 2013 at 12pm (Media should arrive by 11:15am to allow for check-in and set-up.)
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Where: Newark International Airport (Media must RSVP in advance for access)
Who: Among the dignitaries scheduled to speak:
Port Authority of New Jersey Leadership
David Cush, Virgin America President and CEO
Sir
Richard Branson, Virgin Group Founder
RSVP: Jennifer Thomas/650-274-7329/jennifer.thomas@virginamerica.com or Patricia Condon/
650-906-8147/patricia.condon@virginamerica.com
KEY VISUALS:
-- Media tours of Virgin America's unique aircraft cabin at the departure
gate. The airline is known for its new fleet and unique amenities like
cabin moodlighting, touch-screen personal entertainment platforms at
every seat and custom-designed seating. Photos can be found at:
http://www.virginamerica.com/vx/photos
-- Virgin Group Founder and Port Authority of New Jersey leadership at
Virgin America's celebratory launch of service into EWR
-- Virgin Group Founder, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin America President &
CEO David Cush and airport leadership addressing among Virgin America's
first commercial flight guests at EWR
-- Commercial flight guests enjoying a Garden State gate reception to
celebrate Virgin America's new service at EWR
-- KIPP TEAM Academy kids meeting Sir Richard Branson at Virgin America's
gate celebration
Virgin America's all new fleet offers beautifully-designed, moodlit cabins and a host of amenities - including fleetwide WiFi and power outlets near every seat. The Red(TM) entertainment platform offers guests access to 25 on-demand films, live TV, videogames, music videos, seat-to-seat chat as well as an on-demand menu so flyers can order cocktails or snacks from their seat any time during their flight. 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 seats with 55 inches of pitch, 165 degrees of recline and lumbar massagers. The carrier's Main Cabin Select offers 38 inches of pitch, free food and cocktails, an all-access pass to media, priority check-in/boarding and more.
EDITORS NOTE: Virgin America is a U.S.-controlled, owned and operated airline. It is an entirely separate company from Virgin Atlantic. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is a minority share investor in Virgin America.
About Virgin America: Headquartered in California, Virgin America is a new domestic airline that offers guests attractive fares and a host of innovative features aimed at reinventing air travel. As the only airline headquartered in the Bay Area, Virgin America's principle base of operations is San Francisco International Airport's (SFO) sleek and sustainable new Terminal Two (T2) - the first LEED® Gold-certified airport terminal in the U.S. As one of the few expanding U.S. airlines, Virgin America has grown from a few hundred teammates in 2007 to 2,600 today. Known for beautifully-designed planes with WiFi, power outlets and touch-screen entertainment at every seat, Virgin America has swept the travel awards since its 2007 launch, including being named "Best U.S. Airline" in Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards and Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards. The airline's new aircraft offer interactive in-flight entertainment systems and power outlets near every seat. For more: http://www.virginamerica.com
/PRNewswire -- March 21, 2013/
SOURCE Virgin America
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090123/VIRGINAMERICALOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Virgin America
Web Site: http://www.virginamerica.com