The neophyte airline Virgin America is drawing a bit more attention its way. For starters, they are causing a small fare war between big competitors: JetBlue Airways and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines. JetBlue is stating that they are willing to match fares of the synonymous routes Virgin America’s has recently announced. JetBlue, a similar airline that provides fun and enticing amenities for low prices, is now offering round trip tickets at $278 between New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Southwest Airlines is also putting up a fare fight claiming to match one of the route’s prices. But Virgin could have a bigger problem.
According to Frommer’s Travel Guides, Virgin Airlines haven’t exactly been cleared for an official take off. They have posted deals and prices flying between five major cities (Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Las Vegas), but they are unfortunately still waiting for the approval of the Department of Transportation. Therefore, it may be a good idea to wait and see if this company will actually follow through with what it promised on August 8th. Although, if you have already bought tickets and the airline doesn’t past the test, you are qualified to receive a rebate up to 200% of the original ticket value or have alternate transportation provided.
August 2, 2007 No Comments
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