Kwiminyaka emibini eyadlulayo, iAlaska Airlines yafumana iVirgin America nge $ 2.6 yezigidigidi. Kwezi nyanga zimbalwa zidlulileyo, IVirginia yaseMelika inyamalale kancinci . Inqwelomoya yenqwelomoya kunye neapos zokugqibela ukubhabha kwakungoLwesibini ngorhatya, kuphawula okokugqibela inqwelo moya yeVX ingena esibhakabhakeni.

Inqwelo moya yokugqibela yesikhumbuzo yenqwelomoya, iVX1948 isuka eSan Francisco isiya eLos Angeles, izakusuka ngentsimbi ye-9: 35 ebusuku. NgoLwesibini ngokuhlwa. Malunga nemizuzu engama-90 kamva, inqwelomoya kulindeleke ukuba ifike e-LAX kwaye iVirgin America ayisekho.

Idibeneyo: Imvakalelo URichard Branson Ubhala ileta emnandi ye-Goodbye kwiVirgin America

Abo bathandi bokubhabha kwinqwelo-moya bathi ndlela-ntle kwiVirgin America ngesitayile. Kwakukho iingxowa ze-swag-ezigqityiweyo nge-tumbler, #vxforever izitikha, ipowusta yokufikela kunye nekhadi lokhuseleko laseVirgin America- kwaye xa befika e-LAX, abakhweli benza itoast yokuvalelisa kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya eAlaska Lounge.

Umgibeli omnye kwiVirgin America kunye neapos yokugqibela yenqwelomoya wabhala malunga nokuba uhambo lokugqibela lwalunjani Ukuhamba + Ukuzonwabisa . Nantsi into amava ayenjalo, ngamagama ka UBrendan Hooley :

IVirginia yaseMelika ichithe phantse iminyaka elishumi elinanye isakha ingqokelela yabalandeli bokufa ngenxa yomzi-mveliso ophazamisayo ophinda wenze ukubhabha kwakhona. Kwaye xa i-VX1948, inqwelo moya yokugqibela yaseVirgin America, isuka eSan Francisco International Airport ngo-9: 32 ebusuku. nge-24 ka-Epreli, abanye babathengi abathembekileyo beenqwelo moya bahlangana ukwenza ubusuku bokukhumbula.

Uhambo ngenqwelomoya ngo-1947 ukusuka eLos Angeles ukuya eSan Francisco yayikukuhamba ngenene kukaVirgin America ngo-9: 35 ebusuku. kwaye yayisisiganeko esikhethekileyo sabasebenzi abasungula i-airline kunye nabo babenayo i-airline ye-10 okanye ngaphezulu kweminyaka. Yayikukunqwala enye yeenqwelomoya zokuqala zaseVirgin America ngoAgasti 8, 2007. Le Flight Flight ilandele umbhiyozo wokumema kuphela abasebenzi baseVirgin America kwiziko lolondolozo lwembali leFlight Path.

Amalungu Iflatalk Uluntu oluku-intanethi luhlanganisene ukubhiyozela ixesha lokugqibela lenqwelomoya esibhakabhakeni kwaye baqala ukuququzelela malunga nenqwelomoya ngo-1948. Nge-24 ka-Epreli, ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha sezihlalo ezili-185 kwindiza eyayithengisiwe esuka eSan Francisco isiya eLos Angeles yathathwa ngamalungu ayo. Uninzi lwezihlalo eziseleyo zazaliswa ngabasebenzi bangoku kunye nababesakuba yiVirgin America. Kwikhahlela kubuntu be-brand-savvy yobuntu, bayibiza ngokuba yindiza yabantu, bayinika i-hashtag #ukuze , Kwaye bade bacwangcisa ukusebenza kwehlokondiba levidiyo kaVirgin engathandekiyo kwitheminali.

Sifuna ukunika iNtombikazi yaseMelika uthumelo olufanelekileyo, utshilo uNate Vallier, omnye wabaququzeleli beqela leFlyertalk. Le moya yatshintsha ishishini entloko kwaye yenza amava ngokungafani nantoni na esibhakabhakeni. Ndiqale ukuthetha namanye ama-Airlines eAlaska kunye neVirginia America abahamba rhoqo malunga nokwenza into yokuqonda loo nto, kunye nezinto nje ... Kulungile, bahamba.

UVallier, kunye namanye amalungu eFlyerTalk, mna noCaroline Gale, siqale ngesicwangciso sokuba namalizo akhethekileyo kubagibeli kunye nabasebenzi baseVirgin America kunye ne-toast yokuvalelisa kwigumbi leklabhu yaseAlaska e-LAX. Xa iAlaska kunye neVirgin America abasebenzi befumana izicwangciso zabo, uninzi lucebise ukunceda ukwenza obu busuku ukuba bukhunjulwe. Izinto ezongezelelekileyo zeVirgin ukunika iindwendwe? Jonga. Ukungena simahla kwigumbi lokuhlala laseAlaska kwindawo yokuvalelisa? Jonga. Umdaniso esihlalweni somdaniso kwividiyo yokhuseleko, egcwaliswe ngemiyalelo kunye nezixhaso? Jonga.

Kuyo yonke loo mini, abathathu bagqithisa izitikha ze # vxforever kunye neepowusta ezikhumbula imbali yendlela yeVirgin America kwiVirgin America abaqhubi beenqwelo moya kunye namalungu abasebenzi abadibana nawo kwi-LAX nakwi-SFO. Njengokuba ixesha lokubhoda lisondela, babenabakhweli kwizatifikethi zemiqondiso ye-VX1948 abayinika abaqhubi beenqwelo moya kunye neqela elikhanyisayo. Ngokujikeleze bona, umsebenzi wawusele uqalile ukususa iimpawu zokugqibela zeVirgin America kwi-SFO nakwizikhululo zeenqwelo moya kwilizwe liphela.

Xa ilixesha lokukhwela, iarhente yesango laseVirgin America yathi, Singathanda ukukubulela ngokusinceda senze inqwelo moya yabantu abathandayo. Ndicinga ukuba ubukho bakho namhlanje buyenza icace ukuba siphumelele kuloo nto. Ngokwesiqhelo siyakuthi 'Ndidibene nomntu osebenza nam kule nqwelomoya,' kodwa namhlanje singathanda ukukwamkela kule nqwelomoya isebenza lonke iqela lakho apha eVirgin America. Enkosi ngokuzibandakanya nathi kwaye siza kubona kwelinye icala.

Amalungu eqela laseVirgin America afike kwi-ramp esangweni le-51B kwaye ajikisa abakhweli ngenqwelomoya ngo-1848 kwibhodi yaseFrances, enye yeenqwelomoya ezintsha zeA321neo jets, njengoko ibibuyela umva isiya. Kwaye emva koko, yonke inqwelomoya yaqhuma yaba yingoma njengoko ividiyo ekhuselekileyo yayidlala. Ngexesha lokuhamba ngenqwelomoya, iVirgin's ehlala isetyenziswa phantsi isihlalo-esihlalweni sencoko yayiyingxubusho yengxoxo. I-Virgin America crew cabin idlulise ii-cookies zesikhumbuzo kuyo yomibini imibala ye-Virgin ne-Alaska, yatsho umbulelo osuk 'entliziyweni nge-PA, yaze yadlala ividiyo yezokhuseleko okwesibini xa ifika e-LAX.

I-Alaska Airlines emva koko yamkela abakhweli kwigumbi labo lokuphumla kwaye baqala ukuhambisa iiglasi ze-champagne njengoko abakhweli babelana ngeenkumbulo zabo zokubhabha komphefumlo kaRichard Branson wenqwelo-moya entsha. UVallier, uGale, kunye noHooley bonke bathethe amazwi amnandi okuvalelisa kwixesha lokuhamba ngenqwelomoya njengoko iwotshi ibetha ezinzulwini zobusuku.

Luhlobo lwempambano ukuba ngokukhawuleza oku kuthi ndlela ntle yaba yinto nje endifuna ukuyenza, kodwa kwafuneka ndiyenzile. Andizange ndithandane nenkampani, ndiyeke inqwelo moya, de kwafika iVirgin America. Khange ndivele ndibhabhe kwinqwelo-moya, ndizenzele abahlobo. Intombi enyulu yayiyiklabhu yasebusuku ekhanyise imo kwiimitha ezingama-35,000. Benza ukubhabha kube kuhle kwakhona. Bacela umngeni kuye wonke umntu kolu shishino ukuba enze ngcono. Kwaye ukudibanisa abantu ukuba bathi enkosi kubo bonke abantu abenze iVirgin America ukuba namava akhetheke kangaka kubagibeli… Kulilungelo elikhethekileyo ukuba yinxalenye yayo. Ngomso, ekugqibeleni baya kumanyana phantsi kwegama leAlaska kwaye iya kuba yinto entsha entsha, kodwa ngokuhlwanje kufuneka 'sihlale phezulu esibhakabhakeni' okokugqibela.

Ngelixa igumbi lokuphumla livaliwe kwaye abakhweli baqala ukwangana, abasebenzi abaliqela baseVirgin babeneenyembezi emehlweni abo. Awunalo nofifi lokuba konke oku kuthetha ukuba nonke nisenzele le nto, yatsho enye. Asizange silindele ukuba abakhweli bethu basithande njengoko sithanda ukuba yinxalenye yeVirgin America. Kwaye siselapha. Yiza usibone kungekudala.

Yiza ngolwesiThathu kusasa, iVirgin America iye yahlanganiswa ngokusesikweni kwi-brand yeAlaska Airlines. Indawo yeVirgin America kunye neapp sele zithathe umhlala-phantsi. Iivenkile zaseVirgin America zanyamalala, kwaye onke amasango, izixhobo zokubala amatikiti, iindawo zokungena kunye neebango zemithwalo ngoku zibonisa ukubonwa kweAlaska.

Abagibeli banokuqaphela i-Virgin America livery njengoko i-retrofits igqityiwe kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezizayo.

Kwileta yokuvalelisa, umseki uRichard Branson ukhumbuza amava eVirgin America: Luhambo olude nolunzima kodwa ekugqibeleni nguwe oyena moya wabathengi ubalaseleyo eMelika. Uyile iikhonsepthi ezinje 'ngokukhanya kwemood' kunye 'nokufunwa kokutya,' ubuyise izinto eziluncedo zekhabin ukusuka kwincoko yokuhlala ukuya esihlalweni ukuya kwiNetflix esibhakabhakeni.

Abo baziva bengonwabanga banokuphinda bafumane ixesha leVirgin America kunye nevidiyo yokuvalelisa.