SAN FRANCISCO, July 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –?Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing travel, today was named “Top Domestic Airline” in the prestigious?Travel + Leisure?2013 World’s Best Awards readers’ survey ? for the sixth consecutive year. ?The annual?Travel + LeisureWorld’s Best Awards highlight the results of a survey that captures the opinions of?Travel + Leisurereaders on their favorite travel experiences.?In this 18th?annual readers’ survey, airlines were rated by?Travel + Leisure?readers in four categories, including: cabin comfort, in-flight service, customer service and value.? Select survey results, including Virgin America’s win, were profiled on NBC’s TODAY Show this morning and are now featured on?www.TravelandLeisure.com/worldsbest.
“Receiving independent feedback from thousands of the most discerning travelers out there is not only an honor but a continued validation of the work of our teammates in creating a service experience that stands head and shoulders above the competition,” said Virgin America President and CEO David Cush. “Awards like this show that we’re continuing to live up to the mission set out for the airline from day one: to reinvent the domestic flying experience and create an airline people really love. We’re grateful to our loyal flyers who have always believed that they can and should expect more from an airline ? and we intend to keep delivering on that promise.”
To thank its travel aficionado fans, Virgin America today launches an eight-hour “We’re On Cloud Nine” fare sale for travel between September 10, 2013 and December 18, 2013.? Main Cabin fares start as low as $46** (taxes and fees included and restrictions applying). Tickets must be purchased today (July 2nd) between 9:00am PT and 4:59pm PT. ?Tickets can be purchased only on Virgin America’s website (www.virginamerica.com) or at 1.877.FLY.VIRGIN (1.877.359.8474).*** ?In addition, to celebrate the beautiful cabins and flyers who have helped put the airline on top for the past six years, Virgin America is kicking off Summer?”selfie”?season with a social campaign that invites travelers to post their best in-flight?selfie?photos (under the airline’s very flattering moodlighting) to Twitter, Instagram, or Vine using the hashtag #VXSelfie ? with a free 15-minute Gogo? in-flight WiFi session for mobile devices offered on all Virgin America flights from?July 4-July 7, 2013.? Each day, one lucky #VXSelfie submitter will score 10,000 Elevate? Points.
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