Comments on: Virgin America Buy 2 Get 1 Free?!

By: Duy

Duy — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:57:24 +0000

Ok everyone I fly regulary with Virgin America and got that email about a month ago and completed 2 trips and received the email with a unique promo code. Just redeemed it yesterday for a free flight in May to DC. One of the best travel deals all year long, so it does work for those who were fortunate enough to get it.

By: BNET Intercom mobile edition

BNET Intercom mobile edition — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:48:36 +0000

[...] very full lately, and it seems like they’re putting sales out every week (including this buy 2 get one free sale that I wrote about on my own blog). Combine that with $110-per-barrel oil, and something has to [...]

By: John

John — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:23:43 +0000

I am a founding member and I received this email as well. I have a friend that’s a founding member as well, but he didn’t receive it. I don’t think you’re required to enter the actual promo code. It says as long as you fly 2x roundtrip, ull get 1 round trip flight.

By: sophia

sophia — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:50:02 +0000

Thanks CF…

Anyone who has more insight on this promo would be greatly appreciated. I booked 4 round trips from lax to sfo for end of May..without any promo codes :(

By: CF

CF — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:06:40 +0000

Tom – Welcome back to the VX discussion. I’m not sure why you keep referring to Virgin America as “they” since you work there. (Once again, when you post from a Virgin America IP address, it’s easy to see.) So explain to me what I’m missing here. How are you guys going to differentiate yourself and generate better revenue than these constant sale fares will allow?

Sophia – I’m guessing that the way to code works is you have to fly two roundtrips using your eleVAte number during the travel period. Then when you go to book your free trip, you enter the code and it will come up as free. Not sure though, because I haven’t used it and neither has anyone else I know.

By: sophia

sophia — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:11:26 +0000

I tried the “buy 2 get 1 free” code and it didnt work. ??

Any other coupons out there?

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:08:33 +0000

“bite the dust?”
“more agressive growth plan”
“they’ve got to figure something out quickly”

Virgin America has one of the most aggressive growth plans in US aviation history and has to-date grown twice as fast as jetBlue did.

… and do we honestly think that the Virgin group is going to take pie in the face by allowing their first airline attempt in the US domestic market to fail? Esxpecially after fighting so hard to make it happen, and with so many other worldwide airline successes under their belt. The damage done to the Virgin brand if VX failed would be great – and it could seriously hinder their chances of ever gaining a significant stake in the US market again.

The product is great, the network is growing, the service is way above the status quo, the funding is robust, the planes are efficient… aside from the fact that ANY airline flying at nearly $110/barrel is going to have a tough go, VX is certainly not on its last leg as so many have implied. They seem well suited to weather the storm.

…and why can’t we just enjoy these great intro deals while they last, instead of griping about them… because it is certain that they definitely won’t be this sweet for long!

By: jon

jon — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:36:03 +0000

At $110/bbl for fuel I think everybody is about a year away from biting the dust.

I wonder if a price hike will ever gain traction in the market.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:04:53 +0000

Something which has sat in my ‘inbox’ from yesterday – Virgin are also pushing a ‘Try & Fly’ sale which is offering fares on the West coast LAX/SFO from $44 each way and LAX/SFO to JFK from $139 each way.

It appears the mailer is targeted at those people, like me, who have not yet flown but are eleVAte members.

By: CF

CF — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:57:44 +0000

Courtney Miller – The A320 isn’t a horrible plane for transcons, but it certainly stretches the limit of its range, especially when going westbound in the winter winds. While it may not be able to compete with a 767 in terms of CASM, how many 767s do the transcon runs these days? Not many. I’d say that outside of the big JFK-LAX/SFO flights, you’re most likely to see an Airbus or 737 doing these runs these days. Smaller planes and more frequent flights have been the norm in recent memory.

I think that your X-factor is a good point. How much does this matter to Branson? He’s a man not known for being short of ego, and I don’t think he’s going to let this go. It’s been a dream of his for a long time. He can’t keep pumping money into the airline due to foreign ownership rules (assuming they don’t change). So, he’ll have to convince Americans to pour more money in or he’ll have to load up on even more debt, if they’ll let him.

One thing that it seems a lot of people agree on is that their First Class product is working, and that may be the only thing. They need to figure out what to do with it.