Virgin America to launch service to Boston Logan

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Virgin America announced today it will serve Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) with daily flights from the west coast beginning February 12, 2009.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Virgin America announced today it will serve Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) with daily flights from the west coast beginning February 12, 2009. Boston will be the eighth city in the airline’s growing network. Virgin America plans to fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to BOS with two daily roundtrips and from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to BOS with three roundtrips.

“Boston is one of the world’s premier cities and travel markets and is a perfect fit for our award-winning service and urban point-to-point, transcontinental business model,” said Virgin America president and CEO David Cush. “We thank the state, city, and airport for their support and warm welcome, and we can’t wait to introduce our upscale, high value service to Boston travelers – especially on the SFO-BOS and LAX-BOS routes that until today offered no low fare competition.”

“This new service links two global leaders in the innovative economy with daily flights from Massachusetts to California,” said Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. “Given the challenging national economy, this is an important endorsement of the economic power of Massachusetts.”

“Virgin America is a great match for Boston, and we are happy to welcome them,” said Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. “Linking Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco is not only important for tourism, but also for the innovative businesses we share, such as venture capital, high technology, and biotech. This service will make business easier.”

Virgin America offers innovative amenities that appeal to today’s tech-savvy business and leisure travelers, including power outlets and the touch-screen Red(TM) entertainment platform at every seat. The Red system allows guests to control their own experience, with a touch-screen food menu, 25 on-demand films, seat-to-seat chat, a play-list of thousands of MP3s, videogames, and live TV. Already launched on one aircraft, by the second quarter of 2009 the carrier will be the first US airline to offer inflight internet service fleetwide.

“We’re pleased to welcome Virgin America’s new domestic service to the airport and look forward to partnering with them in the years to come,” said Thomas J. Kinton Jr., CEO and executive director of the Massachusetts Port Authority, which owns and operates Logan. “We are thrilled that Virgin America selected Boston Logan as its newest destination.”

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