Virgin America Groupon offer- this weeks' sign the apocalypse is upon us.

[relief tube]

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/blog----
But the trendy low-cost carrier is offering a much steeper discount for subscribers of the online discount site Groupon. In a move that may be a first for a U.S. airline, Virgin America is offering $77 worth of airfare for just $7 at Groupon. The value of the deal can be applied only flights to or from Chicago, for travel booked by May 25 and completed by Nov. 15. The deal must be purchased by 12:59 p.m. ET today (Thursday)----


Maybe VA mgmt will offer a groupon for pilot pay there. (semi-lame zing)

 

[Fubijaakr]

Heading down the Skybus path. $9 fares from Cbus. Anyone remember that? The VX death rattle begins.....

 

[BLUE BAYOU]

VX retreated from Toronto-- too high of a cost to operate in Canada. Now, ORD-- Jetblue started with 5 flights per day to JFK and now thats down to 3 and maybe 1/2 to BOS. The yields just aren't there-- still too many seats. I can only imagine how many times UAL and AA fly between LAX and SFO...

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

Will they make a donation to Tibet for every ticket bought?

 

[Hamfighter]

Will they make a donation to Tibet for every ticket bought?

Well played, sir.

 

[Hair-on-Fire]

VX retreated from Toronto-- too high of a cost to operate in Canada. Now, ORD-- Jetblue started with 5 flights per day to JFK and now thats down to 3 and maybe 1/2 to BOS. The yields just aren't there-- still too many seats. I can only imagine how many times UAL and AA fly between LAX and SFO...

There's actually 2x daily ORD-JFK and 3x daily ORD-BOS on B6

 

[Fubijaakr]

I can only imagine how many times UAL and AA fly between LAX and SFO...

VX is going to get their head handed to them in ORD and DFW. They're going the way of Skybus. I admit, I was never a B6 fan, but at least you have become the "hometown" airline of the largest O/D market in the U.S., especially your service into the Caribbean.

VX has made critical mistakes, starting with choosing SFO as their hub. I'd give VX 3 more years MAX.

 

[strobzz]

VX is going to get their head handed to them in ORD and DFW. They're going the way of Skybus. I admit, I was never a B6 fan, but at least you have become the "hometown" airline of the largest O/D market in the U.S., especially your service into the Caribbean.

VX has made critical mistakes, starting with choosing SFO as their hub. I'd give VX 3 more years MAX.

I thougt in your expertise,that VA was going the way of Skybus.They lasted less than a year,now your giving VA three more years.That would be a total of almost seven years of operations.

 

[Tomct]

I thougt in your expertise,that VA was going the way of Skybus.They lasted less than a year,now your giving VA three more years.That would be a total of almost seven years of operations.

Fubi is just pissed because we continue to kick their TRASH on the west coast. The more he talks, the better I feel. It's almost like listening to Charlie Browns teacher....wonk wonk wonk......wonk wonk!!! Keep yapping buddy, we'll be hearing the same crap from you in ten years about how we won't last another year. Yeah, we are the same as Skybus alright, best class of service in the U S airline market and a First Class that is unmatched!! MORON!!


Blue, I think you guys run a great airline, but let's be honest, your service is nowhere near as nice as ours. Blue chips only taste good for so long. You guys dominate the east coast and I'm glad for that, I prefer you guys to anyone else over there....keep on trucking! We have already out performed Yonited in SFO on numerous routes, so I have no worries about ORD. DFW bookings keep getting better and better, so I know we will be just fine there as well.

Fly Safe!

 

[Blue Dude]

Blue, I think you guys run a great airline, but let's be honest, your service is nowhere near as nice as ours.

Wow, were we ever this arrogant? We were pretty full of ourselves early on but this just takes the cake. Maybe it's a west coast thing.

 

[GogglesPisano]

Fubi is just pissed because we continue to kick their TRASH on the west coast. The more he talks, the better I feel. It's almost like listening to Charlie Browns teacher....wonk wonk wonk......wonk wonk!!! Keep yapping buddy, we'll be hearing the same crap from you in ten years about how we won't last another year. Yeah, we are the same as Skybus alright, best class of service in the U S airline market and a First Class that is unmatched!! MORON!!


Blue, I think you guys run a great airline, but let's be honest, your service is nowhere near as nice as ours. Blue chips only taste good for so long. You guys dominate the east coast and I'm glad for that, I prefer you guys to anyone else over there....keep on trucking! We have already out performed Yonited in SFO on numerous routes, so I have no worries about ORD. DFW bookings keep getting better and better, so I know we will be just fine there as well.

Fly Safe!

That's nice and all but, more importantly, how are your pay and work rules?

 

[Ralph Cramden]

Bill, I am wondering why you didn't do your usual "this thread does not belong on the majors board" comment? We are growing, but not a major yet. Thanks for warming up to the idea though.

Donation to Tibet. That was a funny one! You can buy a carbon offset on board, or at SFO in the terminal, but personally I wonder where the money goes. Seems like a scam, maybe I should invest in carbon offset atm like machines for ATL & DTW. Feed me $10 and I will spit out a feel good thank you receipt and donate $0.05 to some global warming awareness campaign. One could do well making $$ off the tree huggers!

The $7 Groupon tickets sold out very quickly. It is our brand of internet marketing, more bang for the buck with the young yuppie crowd we go after. And if you really need to know, it was a very small amount of seats.

And GooglesP, we do have published work rules that are industry average and followed by management. Pay still needs to come up, but I predict when the hiring resumes industry wide it will.

Again, bash Virgin and stay on the majors board. Ask about hiring or say something good and it gets moved to the LCC board. Love the FI consistency!

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

It's called a joke Ralph....lighten up!

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

Throttle back Tomct...(my apologies Ralph, I gotta chime in when ignorance shows up)

You are beating United? On what? Load Factor? Any clown with a no-money down leased jet can make money doing transcons to JFK...or a shuttle to LAX. The rubber hits the road when you try to do something that nobody else is doing....like JB and Long Beach. You tout all of your great service....and I agree after hitching a ride, you guys are doing great.....costs money.

Someday, you will realize past your shiny new big jet type rating, that food needs to be put on the table and whoring yourself out for Sir Richard and his lapdog Cush, won't pay the bills. They are using your trash wages and workrules to make themselves rich while you walk around thinking you are cool with embroidered luggage and black pilot shirts. Edgy DUDE.....That's Wicked Awesome!

If you survive....the last laugh will be yours...until you turn a real profit and stay in a city pair longer than 3 months, just shut your cornhole and quit acting like you are the best tennis team in Alaska.

 

[Chairman]

There were no $7 tickets. For $7 dollars you received $77 dollars off your fair!