Comments on: TechTravels: Virgin America

By: John Hammond

John Hammond — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:06:23 +0000

Are you aware that the photos you took of row 2 in First Class were of Bam Margera from MTV and Johnny Knoxvilles “Jackass” TV series? Just FYI. I flew VA first a couple times and it is truly a remarkable experience. First Class the way First Class should be. The rest of our nations major and LCC carriers First Class (if so installed) has ALOT of learning to do from this product. They are old, angry, withered, washed up planes and crews (crews-notably from years of terrible labor management relations no doubt) but it is WE, the fare paying passenger that want the frills IF we pay for them! bring back the luxury in travel instead of Greyhound in the sky!!!

By: bob12

bob12 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:51:22 +0000

virgin america is the BEST domestic airline. don’t even try to compare it to jetblue. extra legroom? oh yeah…sure

By: Earl of Ponsonby

Earl of Ponsonby — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:57:41 +0000

Comfortable seats and legroom Slakr? In economy? Are you quite mad? That my dear friend is not how money is made. And money being made is kind of the whole point of the exercise of running a business.

So – if you want killer legroom and comfort – stump up the cash and fly Business or First class, cause you won’t get it any other way.

All the enticing stories you read about how the Airbus A380 or A350 or even Boeing’s new 787 have cabins designed with passenger comfort in mind are hogwash. They may have been designed that way, but all the time Johnny Traveler wants to get from A to B as cheaply as possible, Airlines will cram in as many seats as they can get away with.

By: slakr

slakr — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:47:29 +0000

“Where JetBlue attempts to woo its patrons with extra leg room and some satellite audio and video content, Virgin has opted for a sensory barrage.”

Nice try Virgin, but more leg room trumps anything…period. I have my own entertainment and so does everyone else on every plane of every airline I have ever flown. Why? Because most planes only have SkyMall; people are used to bringing their own entertainment. My books, iPod, and MacBook Pro will do nicely. Now, just give me some f***ing comfortable seats with a lot of leg room and enough space to use my laptop even when the person in front of me puts his/her seat back.