Discount Airfare: Virgin America's $59 Flights

Here’s a holiday present to start the New Year off right: a high-tech seat on low-fare/high-frills Virgin America. The carrier just announced a seat sale starting at $59, one-way (not including fees and taxes).

Book and buy at www.virginamerica.com no later than Dec. 11, and plan your Virgin America flights from Jan. 6, 2009 through March 3, 2009. These seats are not transferable or refundable, but you don’t have to buy a round-trip ticket to appreciate the sale.

Virgin America offers flights from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, Washington, DC, and New York. Below are some round-trip sample fares that Virgin America posted to help kick-start travel in the New Year:

$59 – San Francisco (SFO) – Los Angeles (LAX); San Francisco – Las Vegas (LAS); San Francisco – San Diego (SAN); San Francisco – Seattle/Tacoma (SEA).
$69 – Los Angeles – Seattle/Tacoma.
$139 – Washington, D.C. Dulles (IAD) – San Francisco; Washington, D.C. Dulles – Los Angeles.
$139 – New York Kennedy (JFK) – Las Vegas (LAS); New York Kennedy – Los Angeles; New York Kennedy – San Francisco.

Traveler heads-up: Virgin America recently launched their Wi-Fi flight from San Francisco and will be rolling out Wi-Fi to its fleet throughout 2009. Take advantage of in-flight Internet access, along with other in-flight amenities including seat-to-seat chats and seat-side movies.

©Cheapflights Ltd Jerry Chandler