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

[Dan Roman]

Wave, just an observation. You are with SWA, you guys have come a long way. However, VA is still a relativly new operation. I think it is safe to say they are doing better than SWA was after just a few years of operation. I thinks it's a little cheeky to judge them. It wasn't that long ago when SWA Captains made less than F/O's did at the legacies.
We all live in glass houses.

 

[Dan Roman]

Bus, I agree 100%. The raise was an insult and it will push people in the other direction. It needed to be bumped (For Real), and they dropped the ball. It will be interesting here in the next 12 mos to say the least.

Wave, it is on everyone's mind. I personally, would like to go "in-house," but I know that is very expensive. I would rather go that route instead of ALPA. Too many people here have been screwed by ALPA, so I don't see them making it on this property. We will have to wait and see.

Just curious. I know guys who went there because their ALPA job folded due to management. They did not lose their job because of ALPA. In fact they would have lost even more had it not been for ALPA. I.E if no ALPA they would have worked for even less and salvaged zero retirement as their repective managements ran their companies into the ground. How is it they got screwed by ALPA? ALPA is what preserved what little their was to save as negligent managements ruined once good companies.

 

[waveflyer]

Wave, just an observation. You are with SWA, you guys have come a long way. However, VA is still a relativly new operation. I think it is safe to say they are doing better than SWA was after just a few years of operation. I thinks it's a little cheeky to judge them. It wasn't that long ago when SWA Captains made less than F/O's did at the legacies.
We all live in glass houses.

Youre coming in a little late to the conversation- I totally agree with you- my critique doesnt come from their pay or work rules- it's the propaganda spread against unionizing. It's all very Ford and Harrison familiar - other than that- come on , join the fray- it's what capitalism's all about

 

[LoveGun]

Looks like the ORD Groupon deal did so well that Virgin has extended the deal to DFW.

About two weeks ago, Virgin America managed to do an outstanding thing. They announced that service between Chicago-O'Hare and LAX, SFO would begin in late May, but more to the point, they sold out a crazy Groupon deal in a matter of a couple hours. The bargain was pay $7 and get $77 in airfare towards a roundtrip purchase on Virgin America’s new ORD routes, and the deal was good on Groupon's Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco sites...all of whom ate it up.



Well, the deal is back. Except this time it's a bit modified, and it's for Virgin America's Dallas-Fort Worth routes. DFW is still a new destination for VX, seeing as how they only kicked their spurs into the place back in December. Here's the details behind the airfare discount they've offering today (and keep in mind it's a limited thing!)

 

[Fubijaakr]

Smacks of desperation to me.

 

[tzskipper]

Smacks of desperation to me.

As did the Alaska management's complaint regarding ownership.

 

[LoveGun]

Fubi,

Your avatar is awesome! I never noticed it before. So... is there a Moby Dick in your life?