SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- In the spirit of the season, Virgin America today began offering holiday travelers a host of new and free entertainment features on the airline's flights to L.A., New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Las Vegas. In addition to the 25 movies, live TV, games, Google Maps and 3,000 MP3s regularly available through the Red(tm) interactive entertainment system at each seatback, Virgin America is now offering guests free premium TV and an updated in-flight entertainment line-up.
FREE PREMIUM TV ON HOLIDAY FLIGHTS: Virgin America's guests will now be able to watch the latest in premium TV content for free for the holidays. Red(tm) features the hottest premium TV content, from Showtime's The Tudors and Dexter to special episodes of The Office, My Name is Earl, 30 Rock and Heroes -- all featured for free on Virgin America flights.
GRAMMY-NOMINATED ARTIST AUDIO CHANNEL: The music line-up on Red(tm) gets even more current in time for the 2008 Grammys, with an exclusive audio channel profiling Grammy-nominated artists like Nelly Furtado, Amy Winehouse, The Beastie Boys, U2, Green Day, Paul McCartney, Kanye West and Bruce Springsteen. Guests on Virgin America can create their own personal playlist from more than 3,000 MP3 tracks on board.
"We wanted to thank the thousands of travelers flying with us over the holiday season, with some unique new content offerings and free premium TV," said Charles Ogilvie, Virgin America's Director of In-flight Entertainment & Partnerships. "Whether it is cutting-edge music from Grammy-nominated DJs Justice spinning in our cabins and restrooms or shows like Heroes or Dexter on our entertainment system, our goal is to create a different and ever-changing in-flight experience."
Launched in August 2007, Virgin America flies to San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Las Vegas, San Diego (starting Feb.12, 2008) and Seattle (starting March 18, 2008).
About Virgin America: As America's newest airline, Virgin America plans to serve as many as 30 cities in its first five years. Virgin America's base of operations is San Francisco International Airport's ultra-modern, spacious and convenient International Terminal, which was completed in 2000. The airline's brand-new Airbus A320-family aircraft offer guests their own interactive in-flight entertainment systems, plugs for laptops and other portable electronics and a host of other features aimed at bringing a little fun back to flying. In Zagat's 2007 Global Airlines Survey of 7,500 frequent fliers, Virgin America was ranked number one among domestic carriers for overall quality in First/Business Class and second among domestic carriers for overall quality in the Main Cabin. To learn more: www.virginamerica.com.
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