List of Virgin America destinations

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This is a list of destinations operated to by Virgin America, a former American airline that was headquartered in Burlingame, California. [1] On April 4, 2016, the Virgin American announced it had agreed to be acquired by Alaska Air Group, with the transaction closing by December 14, 2016. [2] [3] At the time, Virgin America had 24 destinations. [3] Virgin America officially merged with Alaska Airlines in 2018. [4]

The list includes destinations that Virgin America was serving or had formerly served by April 24, 2018, before the airline's merger with Alaska Airlines. At the time, Virgin America was serving 31 destinations, consisting of 28 domestic destinations and three destinations in Mexico. [5]

Destinations

Country (Subdivision)CityAirportNotesRefs
Canada (Ontario) Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminated [6] [7] [8]
Great Britain (England) London [9]
Mexico (Baja California Sur) San José del Cabo Los Cabos International Airport [8] [10]
Mexico (Jalisco) Puerto Vallarta Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport [11]
Mexico (Quintana Roo) Cancún Cancún International Airport [8]
United States (Alaska) Anchorage Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Terminated [12]
United States (California) Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport Hub [8] [13] [14] [15]
Palm Springs Palm Springs International Airport [16] [17]
San Diego San Diego International Airport [16] [18] [8]
San Francisco San Francisco International Airport Hub [19] [13] [14] [15] [8]
San Jose San Jose International Airport Terminated [20]
Santa Ana John Wayne Airport Terminated [21]
United States (Colorado) Denver Denver International Airport [19] [22]
United States (District of Columbia) Washington, D.C. Dulles International Airport

[5] [23] [15] [18] [8]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
United States (Florida) Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport [24] [8]
Miami Miami International Airport [25]
Orlando Orlando International Airport [10] [7] [8]
United States (Hawaii) Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye International Airport [26]
Maui Kahului Airport [26]
Kailua-Kona Kona International Airport [5]
United States (Illinois) Chicago O'Hare International Airport [27] [8]
United States (Indiana) Indianapolis Indianapolis International Airport [5]
United States (Louisiana) New Orleans Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport [5]
United States (Maryland) Baltimore Baltimore/Washington International Airport [5]
United States (Massachusetts) Boston Logan International Airport [28] [8]
United States (Nevada) Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport [29] [30] [15] [8]
United States (New Jersey) Newark Newark Liberty International Airport [9] [5]
United States (New York) New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport [14] [15]
LaGuardia Airport [31]
United States (North Carolina) Raleigh Raleigh–Durham International Airport [32]
United States (Oregon) Portland Portland International Airport [33]
United States (Pennsylvania) Philadelphia Philadelphia International Airport [34]
United States (Tennessee) Nashville Nashville International Airport [35]
United States (Texas) Austin Austin–Bergstrom International Airport [36]
Dallas Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Terminated [24] [8]
Dallas Love Field Focus city [37] [13] [5]
United States (Washington) Seattle Seattle–Tacoma International Airport [38] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Airlines Slash Fares". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. 2009-01-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Kottasova, Ivana; Wattles, Jackie (April 4, 2016). "Alaska Air buys Virgin America for $2.6 billion". CNNMoney . Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Alaska Air to Acquire Virgin America". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2016-04-05. p. 24. Retrieved 2025-11-24– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Redman, Laura Dannen (2018-01-22). "The 'New' Alaska Airlines Looks a Lot Like Virgin America". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Where We Fly". Virgin America. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Virgin America Sets Course for Canada". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2010-03-19. p. 21. Retrieved 2025-11-24– via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 "Branson's US Budget Airline Plans to Fly Up to Canada". The Independent. London, Greater London, England. 2010-03-19. p. 54. Retrieved 2025-11-24– via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Johnson, Julie; Wong, Wallin (2011-02-18). "Virgin America Clear to Land". Chicago Tribune. pp. 1–21. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 "Virgin's Global Reach". TIME. 171: 42. 2008 – via Google Books.
  10. 1 2 Airways: A Global Review of Commercial Flight. Vol. 17. Airways International, Incorporated. 2010.
  11. ↑ "Puerto Vallarta: Virgin American Launches New Route". The San Francisco Examiner. 2011-08-31. pp. A29. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspaprs.com.
  12. ↑ Zavoral, Linda (February 12, 2013). "Virgin America adds Austin, Anchorage flights from SFO". San Jose Mercury News. Digital First Media.
  13. 1 2 3 Drescher, Cynthia (2018-01-12). "In Loving Memory of Virgin America". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  14. 1 2 3 "Pressure on for Virgin America to Deliver on Promises". USA Today. 2007-08-08. p. 14. Retrieved 2025-11-24– via Newspapers.com.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Willen, John (2007-08-09). "Virgin to Fly SFO to Kennedy". The Signal. Santa Clarita, California. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-11-24– via Newspapers.com.
  16. 1 2 "Alaska Airlines to Battle Southwest". The Los Angeles Times. 2016-05-15. pp. C8. Retrieved 2025-11-24– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Virgin America Lands at Palm Springs Airport". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. 2011-12-16. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspapers.com.
  18. 1 2 "Airlines and Airports". Iowa City Press-Citizen. 2008-01-01. p. 20. Retrieved 2025-11-24– via Newspapers.com.
  19. 1 2 "Virgin America Lands in the Mile High City". Denver International Airport. November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  20. ↑ Bailey, Brandon (March 14, 2014). "Virgin America to end flights from San Jose airport". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Virgin America drops O.C. flights". The Orange County Register. Southern California News Group (SCNG). March 10, 2010.
  22. ↑ "Virgin America: Denver, Here We Come". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. 2015-11-21. pp. A31. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Virgin America Will Disappear into Alaska Airlines in 2019". Anchorage Daily News. 2017-03-23. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-11-24– via Newspapers.com.
  24. 1 2 "Branson's Airline is at a Turning Point". San Francisco Chronicle. 2011-01-03. p. 30. Retrieved 2025-11-24– via Newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ Fisher, John (1999). Mexico: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. pp. 11–12. ISBN   978-1-85828-342-5.
  26. 1 2 Segal, Dave (2015-04-08). "Virgin America to Fly to Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. pp. B5. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspapers.com.
  27. ↑ "Virgin America Faces a Battle". Chicago Tribune. 2011-04-24. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2025-11-24– via Newspapers.com.
  28. ↑ "Virgin America Spiffs Up at Logan". The Boston Globe. 2009-02-10. pp. B5. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspapers.com.
  29. ↑ Gross, Sven; Lück, Michael (2016-02-17). The Low Cost Carrier Worldwide. Routledge. p. 69. ISBN   978-1-317-02506-1.
  30. ↑ Wurman, Richard Saul (2008-10-21). Access Los Angeles (13th ed.). Harper Collins. p. 7. ISBN   978-0-06-147051-6.
  31. ↑ "Southwest, Virgin Airlines Getting LaGuardia Slots". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 2013-12-05. pp. B4. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspapers.com.
  32. ↑ "Virgin America Coming to RDU". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. 2017-03-10. pp. A8. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspapers.com.
  33. ↑ "Virgin America to Begin PDX-California Service". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. 2012-06-03. p. 70. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspapers.com.
  34. ↑ Loyd, Linda (April 28, 2014). "Virgin America to end Philadelphia flights". The Morning Call.
  35. ↑ Ward, Getahn (2017-09-02). "Virgin America to Begin Daily Flights Between Nashville and San Fracisco". The Tennessean. Nashville. pp. A6. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspapers.com.
  36. ↑ "Virgin to Begin Bay Area Nonstop". Austin American-Statesman. 2013-02-13. pp. B7. Retrieved 2025-11-25– via Newspapers.com.
  37. ↑ "Virgin America Starts Offering Tickets to Love Field". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. April 25, 2014.
  38. ↑ Sottli, Carol (2008-01-06). "Travel Deasls". The Buffalo News. p. 80. Retrieved 2025-11-24– via Newspapers.com.
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