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Virgin America’s new flirty feature

04/25/13

I admit it. The reason I said yes to Virgin America’s invitation to fly on the first (party) flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas (Flight #777 at the bottom of the screen above) on Monday was because Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson would be on board and I wanted to see if the →

Fun Stuff

More April Fools’ Day hijinks from airlines

04/01/13

In addition to early arrivals from Virgin Atlantic (glass-bottomed planes) and WestJet (all-animals welcome; no carriers needed), these April Fools antics from airlines are making the rounds: Delta Air Lines has a new double-decker arm rest available for those in the middle seat. Virgin America has a new Main Canine Select class offering intriguing perks, →

Fun Stuff

Tidbits for travelers: ways to interact – and to be alone

12/13/12

A little bit of this and that from airports and hotels here and there…. At the Dubai International Airport, there’s now an interactive virtual assistant on duty – the first of its kind, says Tensator, the company that created the first three non-interactive virtual assistants already on duty. The HD-projected virtual assistant greets passengers and →

In-flight voter registration

08/16/12

It doesn’t matter who you plan to vote for in the next local, state or national election. (Well, it does. But that’s not the point here right now…) The point is that you vote. And if you’ve been too busy to register to vote because you’ve flying around the country on Virgin America and using →

Politics

Virgin America flight crews change clothes

07/14/12

On August 8th, when Virgin America celebrates its 5th anniversary of operations, the airline will also debut a new uniform for more than 2,000 of its flight attendants, pilots and other “guest-facing staff.” The new uniforms embody “utility chic,” said Jesse McMillin, Virgin America creative director. “We wanted to find the place where performance and →

Airlines

Flight attendant fired for breastfeeding cover-up comment

06/14/12

Julia Bernstein, a 32 year-old, New York based flight attendant for Virgin America, said she was fired from her job on June 2, “because I asked a lady who was breast feeding in one of the last rows to please cover up,” on a recent full-flight from Los Angeles to New York. “With the →

family travel

Virgin America’s Portlandia-themed party kicks off PDX service

06/06/12

On Tuesday, Virgin America added an 18th city, Portland, to its service network adding two daily flights from Los Angeles and two from San Francisco. As is its tradition, the airline had a fun launch event. And, as a former Portland resident, I went along for the ride as a guest. For the launch event, →

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