Most of my life, I selected my flights based upon price and convenience of connections. However, about 10 years ago, when I was traveling regularly between Boston and Los Angeles, I decided I would rather not travel than go “cattle car class”. Since then, if I have a choice, I travel business or first class.
In those days, I was traveling with Virgin America. I miss them. I have yet to find another airline that provides the same level of comfort in domestic first class as they did. Their premium economy was also superior because it included not only drinks but also food and the upgrade price was reasonable.
Watch the Virgin America safety video below. It is the only safety video I ever looked forward to seeing. Virgin America was cool!
Anyway, Virgin America was purchased by Alaska Airlines in 2016. If anyone had to buy them, I’m glad it was Alaska. I had never flown with Alaska Airlines before, but they did some things right. Their frequent flyer program was excellent. I am sure I will have lot to say about Alaska Airlines in future posts.