Virgin America Expands PSP, SFO Service to Year-Round Schedule

By City News Service:

PALM SPRINGS, CA- Virgin America has announced that its seasonal service from San Francisco to Palm Springs is being expanded to a year-round flight schedule.

Virgin America first launched nonstop service to Palm Springs in 2011 from San Francisco International Airport and added service to John F. Kennedy International Airport the following year.

“As the only airline headquartered in California, we know that Palm Springs is a popular destination for our loyal Bay Area flyers -- and couldn’t be more pleased to be expanding our seasonal SFO-PSP schedule to year-round service,” said John MacLeod, Virgin America’s senior vice president of planning and sales, on Friday.

“This latest expansion reflects strong demand within California in particular and is a testament to the success of our service in the market to date,” he said.

Virgin America’s SFO-to-PSP service will operate four times weekly through the fall with weekly JFK-to-PSP flights remaining seasonal through May.

Palm Springs Mayor Robert Moon welcomed the news. “The City of Palm Springs is absolutely delighted that Virgin America will now fly to and from Palm Springs year-round,” Moon said. “Virgin America’s stylish flights have been incredibly popular with sophisticated travelers visiting this region. Also, this is reflective of the fact that Palm Springs is now a year-round destination.”

Also Friday, Virgin America unveiled an interactive vintage modern exhibit at its gate at the Palm Springs airport in partnership with Modernism Week, an annual festival that highlights the region’s mid-century modern design history.

The exhibit was designed by Marc Joseph of the Wonderama vintage furniture and art boutique in Palm Springs and includes a custom-made backdrop by Los Angeles artist, Nat Reed, who is known for his interpretations of the “Familiar Modern.”

Reed’s last show, “Post-Fabricated, Reimagining the Already,” was a highlight of Modernism Week last year.

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