Virgin America & Branson Celebrate LAX-LAS With Party At The Cosmopolitan
Virgin America, the award-winning domestic airline known for its upscale service and hip, mood-lit new aircraft, celebrated the launch of its newest route from Los Angeles International Airport to Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport.
Virgin America’s Newest Route LAX-LAS First Flight
The red carpet bash at The Chandelier inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas guests included Virgin America President and CEO David Cush, Adrienne Maloof, singer Joe Jonas, and actresses Jaime Pressly and Krysten Ritter.
Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson toasted Virgin America’s inaugural flight during a gate reception hosted by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas at McCarran International Airport.
Sir Richard Branson then helped host a red carpet launch party at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas to fete travelers who arrived on the airline’s star-studded inaugural flight from Los Angeles.
The event featured small bites and signature cocktails in The Chandelier, a dramatic three-story architectural wonder created by 2 million crystals.
To mark the Vegas expansion, the airline also launched a new seat-to-seat delivery feature on flights nationwide, allowing travelers to send fellow guests onboard a drink, snack or meal using a digital seat map on the airline’s in-flight entertainment platform, Red. Known for its mood-lit cabins and high-tech features, Virgin America has swept the major awards, including “Best Domestic Airline†in Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards and Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards.
The airline offers WiFi on every flight and a touch-screen entertainment platform to every guest (with 30 movies, live TV, Google maps, videogames, on-demand menus, seat-to-seat chat and more). Photo credit: Virgin America
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