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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 11:53 pm
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Absinthe
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: California Republic
Programs: eleVAte (Virgin America)
Posts: 214
Originally Posted by gooseman13
Just to reiterate, DOT final order came this afternoon. VX is now a fully certified Part 121 air carrier.

Inaugural flights out of JFK and LAX were never on sale. These were reserved for employees, VIPs, media, as well as a couple seats auctioned off with the proceeds going to charity. Two tickets JFK-SFO roundtrip, one night hotel, and two tickets to tomorrow nights launch party in SF went for about $5000 on Ebay.
$5,400 actually. And believe me, there are NO employees on tomorrow's first flights (except the CEO).
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