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Oct 12, 2012, 7:41 pm

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Originally Posted by crazyMRer

On the JFK<->SFO and JFK<->LAX routes in particular, VX is not the only airline with a good First product and other airlines are better for some depending what you value.

AA First Class

UA First Class

DL First Class and excellent food

- On other routes, VX clearly has the best domestic F class offering.

- Also: Once AA gets the new (4 class) planes for the premium routes next year, the AA F suites will be the clear winner on these routes.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ic-planes.html

Are you seriously KIDDING me?

It obviously shows with DL that its hit or miss what you will get as far as the product is concerned...Sure lie down flat seats are great but how can you "expect" that purchasing your ticket? Disqualified...

UA....??? are you kidding me with that snap shot? if thats all you got on them then I'm sorry that's not on the VX level in terms of todays time. That cabin looks so boring not to mention there is no IFE except for those POC digi players. Nobody likes those. Ex CO aircraft probably have a better looking cabin than that but then they are just like DL...not consistent in terms of what you can expect out of a flight.

AA....Last time I checked this is a how is VX still in business thread..the last thing I want to see is a snap shot of what AA is "planning" when they are probably in just as much jeopardy as VX in terms of how much longer they will be around especially with all the bad press AA has been creating itself lately. Sure lie down flat seats on a A321 sounds great but if people wont pay for it on VX what makes you think they will on AA? Surly AA will charge a premium to fly on that aircraft. UA already does with their 787...its way more expensive to fly on that as opposed to flying on a different aircraft on the very same city pair! You cant honestly think that AA can get away with not charging a premium for that product. It will not be a simple AA Advantage miles upgrade like it is now to upgrade on one of their busted cramped 767s.

This recent VX report speaks for itself....

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...las-vegas.html

After seeing that What would you choose?

Its no wonder why all the legacies are trying to upgrade their fleet. If every airline on JFK-SFO/LAX were the exact same price, if UA,AA,DL passengers could use their upgrades on any airline, EVERY passenger at least 8-9/10 would choose VX over the latter. Its that simple and I'm very confident in that statement.

http://www.virginamerica.com/airline-awards

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