Virgin America: Wi-Fi, Power Outlets, In-Seat Chat!

[Koronto91]

Virgin America: Wi-Fi, Power Outlets, In-Seat Chat

Thu Aug 9, 2007 11:35AM EDT

The first reviews of Virgin America's inaugural flight are rolling in, and from all accounts, it sounds like a winner for us gadget geeks.
Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin was on board yesterday's JFK-to-SFO flight, and reports that the white leather seats were spacious and comfortable (yes, she was in coach), the playful purple-and-pink mood lighting was a welcome change from the fluorescent norm, and that the interior of the plane as a whole was "like a big happy iPod."

Jardin goes on with a list of 10 reasons why the Virgin Mobile rules; I'll leave it to you to explore the entire list, but here's a few of the highlights: two 110-volt power sockets for every three seats in coach (yes!), a pair of wireless access points that'll have Net connectivity once approved by the FAA, seat-to-seat text chatting, Ethernet and USB ports for every seat, and starting early next year, an EV-DO data uplink for messaging with the ground. Also: a wide range of movies, games (including Doom), and Google Maps on the in-flight entertainment system. Best of all? A round-trip New York-to-San Francisco ticket is just $298.

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/3558

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Sounds like my kind of a plane!

[King-of-Awdal]

Sounds Like Richard Branson wants to become the King of the skies Virgin Atlantic in the UK Virgin Blue in OZ Virgin Nigeria in Africa Virgin America in the states and now buying a major stake in AirAsia.