Originally Posted by
dizrythmia
i've never flown virgin america, but pretty much any time i fly with virgin australia, i'm flying into lax and connecting with delta. not sure if this sways anything one way or the other, but since they've partnered with delta now, they fly into the delta terminal when flying into lax. it's nice to not have to go through security, pick up my luggage...boy how things have changes since the first time i flew with them. so if you do go with delta, your luggage will be checked through to jfk.
that being said though, if you care more about the flight than the layover, i'd go with virgin america. i've heard they're an outstanding airline.
Well, actually, you DO have to pick up your luggage on arrival at LAX, clear US Customs, hand your checked luggage back to DL for the connecting flight and then, since you have had access to your checked luggage, you need to re-clear security before being admitted to the terminal for your connecting flight. But at least it is all at the same LAX terminal.