San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has given its final approval for Virgin America Airlines to begin operations from San Francisco International Airport.
The airline has filed a procedural request to begin selling tickets and plans to begin operations by mid-summer.
“This is outstanding news, not only for San Francisco, but for the entire Bay Area,” said Newsom.
“Virgin America’s operational base at SFO will create nearly 2,000 new jobs directly and thousands more indirectly, all of which is great news for the economy of the region.”
“We are very pleased to hear that the DOT has certified Virgin America for operations,” said John L. Martin, Airport Director. “Now, with Virgin America joining Jet Blue and Southwest at SFO, our passengers will have an even broader spectrum of choices in low cost carriers.”
Virgin America plans to begin service between SFO and New York’s JFK Airport, with expansion planned to ten additional cities within a year.
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May 19, 2007 at 6:25 am