Virgin America Fort Lauderdale – Los Angeles, San Francisco flights soon

The California based low-fare carrier Virgin America Inc., will start services from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles and San Francisco, from November 18, 2009.Virgin America will operate daily nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport from the West Coast. This would be the airline’s 10th destination.

The airline will operate two daily nonstop roundtrip flights between San Francisco and Fort Lauderdale and Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale. The airline will also offer connecting flights from Seattle, Orange County, San Diego and Las Vegas.

“The South Florida market has always been at the top of our list. It is a world-class destination and an important tourism and business travel market that, until today, was served by little or no non-stop competition from the West Coast,” said Virgin America President and CEO David Cush.

Virgin America CEO, David Cush was also quoted as saying that Virgin America wants to go to major business centers and primary airports. He said that they demographics of Fort Lauderdale and that it was less expensive as compared other destinations like Miami.

“With its central, convenient location and modern facilities, we’re pleased to partner with Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to bring our low-fare, upscale service to this growing market,” he added.

The Fort Lauderdale-Los Angeles, and the Fort Lauderdale-San Francisco flight fares start at $99 one way in Main Cabin, $499 one way in the Main Cabin Select premium service, and from $849 in its international-grade First Class cabin.

Virgin America is also mulling over starting operations to Atlanta, Texas, Dallas and Austin.

Bloomberg quoted Cush as saying that “Atlanta is certainly on the list. It’s a big corporate headquarters city. We have analyzed Dallas and Austin, places with big corporate and technology bases that certainly would have some synergies with San Francisco and Los Angeles.”

The airline is also studying Toronto and Vancouver as possible destinations.