Virgin America will begin selling tickets today for flights that should debut Aug. 8. Its initial routes will be San Francisco-Los Angeles (from $44 each way) and San Francisco-New York/Kennedy (from $129 each way). This fall, the carrier will add service from San Francisco to both Las Vegas and Washington/Dulles. First-class fares will run up to half off the current fares charged by competing airlines on those routes. Virgin America is touting its inflight entertainment system that includes 18 DISH-TV live channels, pay-per-view movies, audio channels, and games.
BMI put its U.S.-U.K. routes on sale, with roundtrip fares from $634 from July 18 through Aug. 1 for travel Sept. 4-Dec. 17. These tickets are nonefundable and require a seven-day advance purchase and either a Saturday-night stayover or a minimum stay of three days.
AirTran will begin daily nonstops between Newburgh, N.Y. (Stewart) and West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 7.
Continental Airlines will launch daily nonstops between Newark and Mont Tremblant (Canada) on Dec. 14. (Next year, the service will not run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between Jan. 8 and Feb. 13.)
With the entry in the airline maket of Virgin America, air travel will become more affordable and the competition will increase, favoring the traveling public.
Until next time….Keep safe….Happy Traveling!!!
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