Virgin America Valentines Take to Streets in San Francisco With 'Free Love' Message

Airline CEO Fred Reid and Up to 100 Employees Take to the Streets to 'Let VA Fly'; More Than 30,000 People Have Signed Online Petition, Sent More Than 65,000 Letters of Support to Congress and the Department of Transportation


ADVISORY, Feb. 13, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



  WHAT:  To mark Valentine's Day and return the support
         San Franciscans have shown for Virgin America, the
         airline's staff will take to the streets, led by
         CEO Fred Reid, to hand out give-aways and promote
         www.letVAfly.com.

  WHO:   Fred Reid, Virgin America CEO
         Up to 100 Virgin America employees

  WHERE: Justin Herman Plaza, cnr Market Street and
         Embarcadero, San Francisco

  WHEN:  Wednesday, February 14, 10:30am - 1:00pm


  VISUALS   VA team, all in red Let VA Fly t-shirts, meeting and 
            greeting lunchtime crowds; giving out Valentine's Day 
            stickers, t-shirts, and Frisbees.

About Virgin America:

Virgin America, a 'new generation' low-fare airline, intends to launch scheduled domestic airline service between San Francisco and New York City later this year, upon DOT approval. U.S.-owned and operated, Virgin America is based at San Francisco International Airport and has placed firm orders for 31 Airbus A320 aircraft.

Within nine months of operation, Virgin America plans to serve Washington, DC (Dulles), Los Angeles (LAX), San Diego and Las Vegas, and expects to serve as many as 10 cities within a year of operation and up to 30 cities within five years of service.

The airline intends to create more than 1,000 new U.S. jobs in its first year and up to 5,000 within five years. In addition to this direct job creation, by its fifth year Virgin America will be responsible for indirectly creating approximately 50,000 new U.S. jobs in total.

For more information, go to www.letVAfly.com.



            

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