Hello Virgin America. Competition is good. As of today, Virgin America has begun ticket sales to NYC and LAX from SFO. The response? A flooded Virgin America website and long delay times over the phone. I’d say they’re looking to be a strong player out of San Francisco.

United responded over the top with a fare sale. $22 each way from SFO-LAX. Total? 65ish RT taxes included! The SFO-JFK flights are even better- $160 RT all in! Does anyone want to go to New York for a weekend?

I wish them the best of luck. I look forward to giving them a chance.

P.S. The fares are valid from Aug 9 to Mid November.

**edit- Apparently United Airlines only meant to MATCH the fare sale, not go over the top. As of this morning, prices have been corrected. According to the San Jose Mercury News, hackers implemented a DOS attack. Apparently those script kiddies have nothing better to do.