Originally Posted by
Concerto
What I am hoping to is enjoy the Virgin America experience before it disappears completely, whatever the class, but ideally in First if I can manage it. Is there any point in taking the transcon routing with a transit in Dallas? That would involve two 3 hour flights to get to the West coast.
My only Virgin America experience was in first class, SFO-AUS. Great service, and the seats are far better than standard domestic first class seats. Though a step below lie flats on the NYC-SFO/LAX transcons. Virgin America economy seems good (by economy class standards), similar to JetBlue.
Your best option is book a routing via Dallas, and hope for an upgrade on at least one of the segments. But if you really want the best experience for the money, look into JetBlue Mint as sfozrhfco mentioned. As low as $599 for a lie flat on a transcon which beats the Virgin America experience IMO.