SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin
America, the California-based
airline known for bringing the fun and style back to flying, today
announces that its upscale, low-fare seasonal service from
San Francisco to Palm Springs is being expanded to a year-round
flight schedule. Virgin America first launched its nonstop
service to Palm Springs in 2011
from San Francisco International
Airport (SFO) and added service to John F. Kennedy International
Airport (JFK) the following year. Virgin America is
celebrating its new year-round service today with an up to 20
percent discount* offer on its (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)
flights. In addition, today Virgin America also launches a unique
live exhibit at its gate at Palm
Springs International Airport (PSP) in partnership with
Modernism Week, an annual festival that highlights the region's
mid-century modern design history and community. Together,
Modernism Week and Virgin America teamed up to recreate a vintage
mid-century airport gate experience – in a nod to the golden age of
flying, Palm Springs' design roots
and Virgin America's own stylish in-flight experience.
"As the only airline headquartered in California, we know that Palm Springs is a popular destination for our
loyal Bay Area flyers – and couldn't be more pleased to be
expanding our seasonal SFO-PSP schedule to year-round service,"
said John MacLeod, Senior Vice
President of Planning and Sales at Virgin America. "Our
stylish, design-driven flight experience is a perfect match for
travelers headed to the Desert Oasis. This latest expansion
reflects strong demand within California in particular and is a testament to
the success of our service in the market to date."
The new year-round SFO-PSP flights are on sale now and can be
purchased at virginamerica.com or 1-877-FLY-VIRGIN**. Travelers can
use the special promo code "PALM20" to score up to 20 percent off*
the fare of their SFO-PSP flight now through 11:59 p.m. PST on February
14 at www.virginamerica.com. Virgin America's
SFO to PSP service will operate four times weekly through the fall
with weekly JFK to PSP flights remaining seasonal through May.
As of today through February 21,
travelers arriving at Gate 7 at PSP will enjoy a chic take on the
traditional airport gate that includes late 1960s era lounge chairs
with matching ottomans, tables, Lucite lamps and more. In
addition to offering a stylish welcome to Palm Springs, the airline is also encouraging
its guests to don their mid-century throwback finest. Those
who post a photo by February 21 with
the hashtag #LetModFly, will be entered for a chance to win a
complimentary upgrade on a Virgin America flight.
"The City of Palm Springs is
absolutely delighted that Virgin America will now fly to and from
Palm Springs year-round," said
Mayor Robert Moon. "Virgin America's
stylish flights have been incredibly popular with sophisticated
travelers visiting this region. Also, this is reflective of
the fact that Palm Springs is now
a year around destination. Therefore it is
not a surprise there is more and more demand for flights
to our legendary City of Palm
Springs, which truly is like no place else."
Virgin America and Modernism Week's interactive vintage modern
exhibit was designed by Marc Joseph
of the Wonderama vintage furniture and art boutique in Palm
Springs. The gate exhibit will also include a custom-made
backdrop by Los Angeles artist,
Nat Reed, who is renowned
internationally for his interpretations of the "Familiar Modern."
Reed's last show, "Post-Fabricated, Reimagining the Already," was a
highlight of Modernism Week last year.
Palm Springs and the other
cities that make up the region, including Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm
Desert, Indian Wells,
La Quinta, Indio and Coachella offer streets lined with palm trees,
the best in shopping, art galleries and museums and outdoor dining
– all amidst breathtaking scenery. In addition to luxury
resorts and world-class golfing, the region has welcomed an influx
of hip boutique hotels and landmark events like the Coachella
Valley Music and Arts Festival. Palm Springs has a history as the holiday home
of many Hollywood stars from the
1940s on – and is known as the center of "Desert Modernism"
mid-century modern architecture. For more,
visit: www.visitgreaterpalmsprings.com.
Virgin America has been named the "Best
Domestic Airline" in both Condé Nast Traveler's
Readers' Choice Awards and in Travel + Leisure's
World's Best Awards for the past eight consecutive years.
In addition to a Main Cabin that offers custom leather seating with
a deeper, more comfortable pitch, Virgin America's First Class
cabin offers plush white leather seating with 55 inches of pitch,
165 degrees of recline and lumbar massagers. The carrier's Main
Cabin Select service offers 38-inches of pitch, free food and
cocktails, an all-access pass to media, dedicated overhead bins and
priority check-in/boarding. The Red® entertainment platform offers
guests their own seatback touch-screen, with +25 latest release
films, TV, interactive maps, videogames, a 3,000 song library,
surround sound technology and an on-demand menu, which allows
flyers to order from their seatback any time during a flight.
Since its 2007 launch, Virgin America has created more than
2,800 new jobs and expanded its network to include Austin, Boston, Cancun, Chicago, Dallas Love
Field, Denver (starting
March 15, 2016), Fort Lauderdale, Las
Vegas, Los Angeles,
Los Cabos, Newark, New York (JFK and LGA), Orlando, Palm
Springs (seasonal), Portland, Puerto
Vallarta, San Diego,
San Francisco, Seattle, Washington D.C. (IAD and DCA),
Honolulu and Kahului, Maui.
Photos and broadcast-quality video of Virgin America aircraft
are available here.
About Virgin America: Known for its mood-lit cabins,
three beautifully designed classes of service and innovative
fleetwide amenities like touch-screen personal entertainment
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 both the "Best U.S. Airline"
in Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards and "Best
Domestic Airline" in Travel + Leisure World's Best
Awards for the past eight consecutive years. For
more: www.virginamerica.com
About Modernism Week: Modernism Week is a 501 (c) (3)
charitable organization, providing scholarships to local Palm
Springs students pursuing college educations in the fields of
architecture and design; as well as giving grants to local and
state organizations for their efforts to preserve modernist
architecture throughout the state of California. Modernism Week's
Mission: The mission of Modernism Week is to celebrate and foster
appreciation of midcentury architecture and design, as well as
contemporary thinking in these fields, by encouraging education,
preservation and sustainable modern living as represented in Palm
Springs.
*Terms and Conditions for PALM20 Discount: This offer
expires on February 14, 2016 at
11:59pm PT. This offer is valid for
nonstop and connecting travel to/from PSP only; offer is not valid
for any multi-city itineraries. Travel must occur between
May 2, 2016 and July 30, 2016. One time use promo code is valid
in Main Cabin only. Promo code is valid for a 20% discount off the
base fare on Mondays and Thursdays. Promo code is valid for a
10% discount off the base fare on Sundays and Fridays.
Blackout dates include 5/27/16-
5/30/16 and 6/30/16 –
7/5/16. Promo code applies to newly booked travel and may not
be applied to prior bookings. Promo code discount will be deducted
off of base fare. Base fares do not include Passenger Facility
Charges of up to $9 each way,
September 11th Security Fees of up to
$5.60 per one way trip, where each
one-way trip may include a connection or stopover between two
domestic flights not exceeding 4 hours, and a Federal Segment
Tax of $4.00 per domestic
segment. A segment is a takeoff and landing. A stopover is a
break in travel of more than 4 hours between 2 flights. For service
to/from Mexico, base fares do not
include the U.S. Immigration User Fee of $7, the U.S. APHIS fee of $3.96, the U.S. Customs processing fee of
$5.50, a U.S. International
Arrival/Departure Tax of $17.50 each
way and additional taxes/fees of up to $70, including: Mexico International Departure
Tax and Mexico Tourism Tax. Promo code may not be redeemed
for cash. Promo code may only be used for bookings made on
virginamerica.com and is only valid on itineraries of up to 2
guests. Offer is not transferable and cannot be combined with any
other offers. Seats are limited, subject to availability, and may
not be available on all flights. If travel is changed or cancelled,
promo code discount will become invalid. For travel solely between
points in the Continental Western Region
(LAS/LAX/PDX/PSP/PVR/SAN/SEA/SFO/SJD only), DAL-LAS, and DEN-SFO,
changes or cancellations can be made for a $100 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. Promotion code is not
eligible for Elevate points redemption bookings. 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 in Main Cabin 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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