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Aug13
Will Virgin America Change the American Airline Industry?
Last week the Virgin Group led by Richard Branson launched Virgin America which will definitely cause some stir in the airline industry.  Because of Virgin’s low-cost flights between Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, other carriers have been forced to lower their prices to compete with Virgin.  
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So, who will eventually pay for these price cuts?  Will it be the customers and front-line employees?

I predict that the other airlines will cut costs which will include employee compensation - either that or they won’t serve food on the planes anymore!  Hmmm…They may even start charging customers to use the restroom!  

Is it really that difficult to provide customers with a good experience but still keep prices reasonable?  Let’s hope that Billionaire Branson has the solution ;) 

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Virgin America looks like it is going to be a lot better than some of the other airlines. At least the planes part. I haven't heard a word about the service, but the planes are pretty cool.

When we lived in England, we always flew Virgin Atlantic back and forth to the West coast. The seats were more roomy than on other airlines, the service was fabulous, the food was actually pretty good (it was full meals in economy at the time), and there were video screens in the back of each seat!

I am looking forward to trying it here in the USA. If it is similar, I do believe it will give Southwest and JetBlue a run for their money. Time will tell.

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