SJ Merc: Virgin America begins San Jose to L.A. flights
Feb 4, 2013, 2:55 am
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SJ Merc: Virgin America begins San Jose to L.A. flights
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/...jose-l-flights
In a coup for local airline boosters and passengers, upstart carrier Virgin America will announce Monday that it will offer daily service to Los Angeles from Mineta San Jose International Airport, starting May 1.
The fast-growing domestic carrier, which has earned a reputation for low fares and innovative amenities such as in-flight Wi-Fi service, plans to offer four daily non-stop flights to Los Angeles while hoping "to get a better feel for the San Jose market," CEO David Cush said in an interview.
Representatives of the city and Silicon Valley's tech industry, who have campaigned to bring more carriers to the underutilized airport, are hoping the new flights are a first step that will lead to the airline offering service to additional cities. But one industry analyst questioned the wisdom of the airline's move, saying there is already fierce competition on the San Jose to Los Angeles route.
The fast-growing domestic carrier, which has earned a reputation for low fares and innovative amenities such as in-flight Wi-Fi service, plans to offer four daily non-stop flights to Los Angeles while hoping "to get a better feel for the San Jose market," CEO David Cush said in an interview.
Representatives of the city and Silicon Valley's tech industry, who have campaigned to bring more carriers to the underutilized airport, are hoping the new flights are a first step that will lead to the airline offering service to additional cities. But one industry analyst questioned the wisdom of the airline's move, saying there is already fierce competition on the San Jose to Los Angeles route.
Feb 4, 2013, 3:57 am
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Delta's supposed to be starting June 10th as well (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...oute-news.html) which'll make it 6 carriers on SJC-LAX.
Feb 4, 2013, 12:42 pm
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Feb 4, 2013, 8:21 pm
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I actually remember there being a couple Delta Connection flights per day on a CRJ - but that was back in the old terminal and perhaps a few years ago.
Feb 5, 2013, 9:14 am
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VX said they were using these flights to "get a feel for the SJC market." So hopefully this means they will add other destinations. East coast nonstops - IAD, PHL, JFK, BOS?
Feb 10, 2013, 6:11 pm
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I believe this is now the most competitive domestic route in the country. No other domestic route has 6-way competition as far as I know. I'm guessing it's only a matter of time before 1-2 carriers quit the route.