SAN FRANCISCO,
June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America, the
California-based airline that is bringing fun and style back to flying, today
partnered with Match.com to bring singles aboard the airline's "SuperFly"
Wednesday night series for an evening of social networking and fun.
Bob
Guiney formerly of "The Bachelorette" and "The Bachelor" will be on the flight
to encourage guests to meet their match and stir things up en route from
San
Francisco to
Las Vegas. Upon landing, the fun continues at Tao Lounge at The
Venetian Las Vegas with a complimentary sponsored bar from
9:30 pm until 11:00
pm.
"We've had an overwhelming response from guests since we started the
SuperFly Wednesday flight series," said Dimitrios Papadogonas, Virgin
America's Director of Marketing. "With swanky, mood lit cabins and a
seat-to-seat chat feature, we've noticed that our planes have become a new
place for social networking and for singles to meet. Match.com is the perfect
partner to encourage guests to mix and mingle at 38,000 feet on their way to a
fabulous destination."
What started as a five-week promotion will now continue as an ongoing
program on select Virgin America Wednesday night flights. Guests will enjoy a
stylish ride aboard Virgin America's brand new planes, which feature
nightclub-like moodlighting, custom designed leather seats, and the most
advanced in-flight entertainment system in the skies. As part of SuperFly
Wednesdays, all guests will enjoy two complimentary cocktails* in flight and
can meet new friends using the seat-to-seat chat feature. To keep the party
going on the ground, SuperFly boarding passes will provide hotel discounts and
other specials at designated hotel and bar partners. More details can be
found on Virgin America's website
(http://www.virginamerica.com/va/search.do?method=promoLanding).
Virgin America currently flies to seven cities with daily flights from:
SFO to LAX, SFO to JFK, SFO to SAN, SFO to IAD, SFO to LAS, LAX to JFK, LAX to
IAD, SFO to SEA and LAX to SEA.
* Two complimentary cocktails for guests 21 years of age and over.
Media Contacts:
Virgin America:
Abby Lunardini, (650) 533-7576 / abby.lunardini@virginamerica.com
Patricia Condon, (310) 433-4284 / patricia.condon@ogilvypr.com
Match.com:
Allison Clark, (214) 576-9321 / Allison.Clark@match.com
About Match.com: Match.com pioneered online personals
(http://www.match.com/) when it launched on the Web in 1995 and continues to
lead this exciting and evolving category after more than a decade. Throughout
its 13-year history, Match.com has redefined the way people meet and fall in
love and is credited with more marriages than any other site. Today, more than
15 million people around the world participate in the Match.com relationship
network, providing a rich tapestry of ethnicities, interests, goals,
ambitions, quirks, looks and personalities from which to choose. Match.com
operates leading subscription-based online dating sites in 37 countries, in 15
languages, spanning six continents. Match.com also powers online dating on MSN
across Europe, Asia, the United States and Latin America and is the premier
provider of personals for Love@AOL. Match.com is an operating business of IAC
(Nasdaq: IACI).
About The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino:
The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, largest property in the country to
receive AAA's Five Diamond Award and Mobil Four-Star, is one of the world's
most luxurious resort and convention destinations. Re-creating Venice's
legendary landmarks, the resort offers unmatched service and quality for
leisure and corporate guests. Located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The
Venetian features The Grand Canal Shoppes, an indoor streetscape complete with
gondolas and singing gondoliers, the Canyon Ranch SpaClub, world-class gaming,
exquisite restaurants, and a wide variety of entertainment such as Phantom-The
Las Vegas Spectacular, Blue Man Group and Wayne Brady on its premises, as well
as extensive convention and corporate services. For additional information,
visit The Venetian website at http://www.venetian.com.
About Virgin America:
Launched in August 2007, Virgin America is a California-based airline that
offers guests attractive fares and a host of innovative features aimed at
reinventing air travel. Virgin America's base of operations is San Francisco
International Airport's ultra-modern and convenient International Terminal.
The airline's new Airbus A320-family aircraft offer guests interactive in-
flight entertainment systems, power outlets for laptops and other electronic
devices and a host of other innovative features aimed at making flying good
again. In Zagat's 2007 Global Airlines Survey of frequent fliers, the airline
was ranked #1 among U.S. carriers for quality in First/Business Class and #2
for quality in Main Cabin. To learn more: http://www.virginamerica.com
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