Virgin America Makes Getting To Paradise Even Easier: Flights From Los Angeles To Hawai'i Start Today

In honor of the new route, Virgin America is celebrating with a special "Now Serving Paradise" fare sale and complimentary champagne 'POG mimosa' toast for travelers onboard its inaugural flight. Upon touchdown in Honolulu the Hawai'i Tourism Authority will greet travelers with the tradition of Hawai'i's aloha spirit upon arrival. The new LAX – HNL and LAX –OGG flights are on sale now and can be purchased at www.virginamerica.com or 1-877-FLY-VIRGIN. Elevate® members can redeem reward flights to Hawai'i – with no black-out dates, for as few as 8,596 points. Members can earn more points by signing up for the Virgin America Visa Signature Credit Card.

"Virgin America travelers have long asked for routes to Hawai'i and we're thrilled to respond with the addition of service from Los Angeles just months after our popular flights from San Francisco began," said John MacLeod, SVP of Planning and Sales at Virgin America. "Since we first launched service to Hawai'i last year, the response from guests has been extremely positive, and now we're pleased not only to bring Los Angeles travelers a new travel option to an iconic destination, but also to open up a number connecting flights between Hawai'i and Virgin cities across the country."

This new service adds to the airline's recently launched daily service from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to HNL and OGG, allowing for roundtrip connecting service between HNL and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).  Virgin America's expanded service also offers roundtrip connections between OGG and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), San Diego International Airport (SAN), Dallas Love Field (DAL), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), JFK, SEA, and LAS.

Starting today, Virgin America's service from Los Angeles to Honolulu is as follows:

Beginning June 14, 2016, Virgin America's Los Angeles to Kahului-Maui service is as follows:

"Congratulations to Virgin America for making Hawai'i easily accessible to its customers in Southern California and expanding its network for connections to major markets nationwide," said George D. Szigeti, President and CEO of the Hawai'i Tourism Authority. "Virgin America's in-flight hospitality is a hit with its customers and will make a trip here even more welcoming as they come to experience Hawai'i's culture, goodwill and natural beauty."

Additionally, last month Virgin America launched a "Work Hard, Hawai'i Hard" promotion**, aimed at incentivizing Angelenos to make the ultimate #Hawaiiscape with Virgin America's new flights from Los Angeles to Honolulu and Maui.  The promotion gives travelers the chance to win the ultimate escape package that includes tickets to paradise on Virgin America's upscale flights, luxury accommodations at either the Westin Moana Surfrider Hotel or the Sheraton Maui, and 50,000 Elevate points.  To enter the #Hawaiiscape sweeps, participants must submit their Elevate number and tell us why they need a vacation at www.MakeYourHawaiiscape.com by May 27.  All entrants who enter the promotion will automatically receive 250 Elevate points***.  Virgin America launched a new Elevate partnership with Starwood Preferred Guest® just last month.

Virgin America will operate the daily, nonstop flights with new Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with fuel-saving 'sharklet' wingtip devices, allowing the airline to operate flights more efficiently, especially over longer haul routes. Virgin America will become the first commercial airline to offer an in-flight WiFi service that can operate in both ViaSat's advanced Ku- and Ka-band satellite networks on the same aircraft, delivering WiFi connectivity on flights serving the airline's Hawaiian destinations in the second half of 2016.

In addition to a Main Cabin that offers custom-designed leather seating with a deeper, more comfortable pitch, Virgin America's First Class cabin offers plush white leather seating with 55 inches of pitch, 165 degrees of recline and lumbar massagers.  The carrier's Main Cabin Select service offers 38-inches of pitch, free food and cocktails, an all-access pass to media content, dedicated overhead bins and priority check-in/boarding.  The Red® in-flight entertainment platform offers guests their own seatback touch-screen TV, with more than 20 films, TV****, interactive Google Maps, videogames, a 3,000 song library and an on-demand menu, which allows flyers to order a cocktail or snack from their seatback any time during a flight.  With a full service First Class menu and a unique on-demand menu in the Main Cabin, Virgin America was named Travel + Leisure's "Best Domestic Airline for Food" in 2014.

Since its 2007 launch, Virgin America has created more than 2,800 new jobs and expanded its network to include Austin, Boston, Cancun, Chicago, Dallas Love Field, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Los Cabos, Newark, New York (JFK and LGA), Orlando, Palm Springs, Portland, Puerto Vallarta, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington D.C. (IAD and DCA), Honolulu and Kahului, Maui.

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ABOUT VIRGIN AMERICA

Known for its mood-lit cabins, three beautifully designed classes of service and innovative fleetwide amenities — like touch-screen personal entertainment, WiFi and power outlets at every seat, Virgin America has built a loyal following of flyers and earned a host of awards since launching in 2007 — including being named both the "Best U.S. Airline" in Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards and "Best Domestic Airline" in Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards for the past eight consecutive years. For more: www.virginamerica.com

*Terms and Conditions: Tickets for HNL-LAX must be purchased by 11:59 CT on Friday, May 6, 2016. Fares are one-way and travel must occur between September 7, 2016 and November 16, 2016.  Lowest sale fares are only valid in specified cabin for travel Monday through Wednesday.  Seats are limited, subject to availability, and may not be available on all flights. Tickets for OGG-LAX must be purchased by 11:59 CT on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Lowest sale fares for OGG-LAX are only valid Monday through Thursday. Blackout dates include: 10/7/16, 10/10/16, 11/10/16 – 11/11/16, and 11/13/16 – 11/14/16. Flights may not operate daily.  Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. For travel solely between points in the Continental Western Region (LAS/LAX/PDX/PSP/PVR/SAN/SEA/SFO/SJD only), DEN-SFO and DAL-LAS, changes or cancellations can be made for a $100 fee per guest through all channels, plus any increase in fare, if applicable. For all other itineraries, changes or cancellations can be made for a $150 fee per guest through all channels, plus any increase in fare, if applicable. Any remaining balance will be placed in a guest's travel bank, good for travel on Virgin America for one year from date of issue. Changes or cancellations of a booking made with Elevate Points will be subject to a $100 redeposit fee per guest. Guests who no-show without a change or cancellation prior to the scheduled departure time will forfeit the amount of this fare. In addition, any future flights booked in the same reservation will also be canceled and the fare will be forfeited. Tickets purchased from Virgin America through our reservation call center will cost an additional $20 per guest per itinerary. Any added cost associated with purchasing tickets from Virgin America through our reservation call center will be non-refundable. Fares will not be honored retroactively or in exchange for any wholly or partially used ticket. Fares, routes, fees and schedules are subject to change without notice. Virgin America will accept up to ten pieces of checked baggage, up to 50 pounds each, per ticketed guest traveling within the U.S. The fee for each piece of checked baggage up to 50 pounds is $25. Additional fees apply to baggage exceeding these weight limitations, and other baggage restrictions may apply. For Main Cabin Select, Virgin America will accept one (1) piece of checked baggage up to 50 pounds free of charge for each ticketed guest. Virgin America will accept up to ten pieces of checked baggage, up to 50 pounds each, per ticketed guest traveling within the U.S. The fee for each piece of checked baggage up to 50 pounds is $25. Additional fees apply to baggage exceeding these weight limitations, and other baggage restrictions may apply. For First Class, Virgin America will accept two (2) pieces of checked baggage up to 50 pounds free of charge for each ticketed guest. Virgin America will accept up to ten pieces of checked baggage, up to 50 pounds each, per ticketed guest traveling within the U.S. The fee for each piece of checked baggage up to 50 pounds is $25. Additional fees apply to baggage exceeding these weight limitations, and other baggage restrictions may apply.

**Work Hard, Hawaii Hard Sweepstakes Official Rules:  www.virginamerica.com/cms/dam/vx-pdf/Official-Rules---Hawaiiscape-LAX---FINAL

***250 Elevate Point Offer Terms and Conditions: No purchase necessary to enter. Only one registration is required to participate in this offer. Offer is only valid for new and Elevate members who register between April 13, 2016 and May 27, 2016.  Offer open only to U.S. residents 21 and older. Employees, officers and directors of Virgin America Inc., and their immediate family members and members of the same household, are not eligible. To qualify for this bonus point offer, registrants must a) be enrolled in Elevate prior to registering for the offer, b) correctly add their Elevate account number to their registration prior to entering. Any errors might result in disqualification from the offer. Each registrant will be given the equivalent of ONE entry. Each registrant will have the option to share their entry on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter and will receive an extra entry per share. All registrants will be awarded 250 bonus Elevate points. Bonus Elevate points cannot be transferred between accounts and will only be deposited if the winning member has entered their Elevate membership number during registration. Bonus Points will be posted to the member's account within 4-6 weeks after the sweepstakes has concluded. Bonus points earned in this offer do not qualify towards reaching Elevate Gold or Elevate Silver status. For complete Official Rules, including entry instructions and complete prize details, visit:www.virginamerica.com/cms/dam/vx-pdf/Official-Rules---Hawaiiscape-LAX---FINAL, terms and conditions apply, as detailed at https://www.virginamerica.com/cms/elevate-frequent-flyer/member-guide.

**** Virgin America's cached television will be available on Hawaii flights, however the airline's live satellite television line-up will not be available. Virgin America will begin to offer WiFi service over the Pacific during Hawai'i flights starting in 2H 2016.

¹ 2015 statistics provided by Hawaii Tourism Authority (www.hawaiitourismauthority.org)

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