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To mark the airline's new flights to Orlando, Virgin America is teaming up with the popular Awkward Family Photos Web site to encourage families to upload their "most awkward" family vacation photos for a chance to upgrade to the ultimate family getaway. In addition, those who submit a photo or vote on their favorites will score a 33.3 percent discount off their next family booking on the airline's Orlando flights (parties of three to six people, restrictions, taxes and fees apply).*

In October, Virgin America launches nonstop flights from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Orlando International Airport (MCO). The airline encourages flyers to kick off their Orlando vacations a few hours early with an unrivalled flight experience and low fares from $129 (restrictions, taxes and fees apply).** Virgin America offers innovative and fun amenities for kids and adults alike, including comfortable leather seats, an award-winning on-demand menu, WiFi, beautifully designed moodlit cabins and touch-screen entertainment at every seat (including a kid's entertainment platform).

Travelers can enter their awkward family vacation photos and access the special discount on Orlando flights* by visiting the airline's Facebook page. The public can submit photo entries today (September 29, 2010) through October 5, 2010. Awkward Family Photos and Virgin America will then select the top 20 photos and allow the public to vote on their favorites from October 6-13, 2010. The awkward family vacation photo with the most votes as of October 13, 2010, will receive four roundtrip tickets anywhere Virgin America flies for their next family vacation. In addition, one lucky California entrant will score the ultimate Orlando family getaway – flights, hotel stay and the chance to attend Virgin America's celebration of its new Orlando service on October 13, 2010. The winners will be whisked in style from Los Angeles onboard Virgin America's celebratory flight and greeted on arrival in Orlando at a red carpet welcome party hosted by Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson.

Since its 2007 launch, Virgin America has swept the major reader-based travel awards, including "Best Domestic Airline" in the Conde Nast Traveler 2008 and 2009 Readers' Choice Awards and "Best Domestic Airline" in Travel + Leisure's 2008, 2009 and 2010 World's Best Awards. The airline's touch-screen seatback in-flight entertainment platform offers a 30-film library, live TV, videogames, seat-to-seat chat, 3,000 MP3s, Google maps, a digital Shop platform, an award-winning on-demand food menu and more. In May 2009, Virgin America became the first airline to offer WiFi on all its flights.

Virgin America flies to San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C., Seattle, Las Vegas, San Diego, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Toronto, Orlando (service starts October 6, 2010, with the official celebration occurring on October 13, 2010), Dallas-Fort Worth (starting December 2010), Los Cabos (starting December 16, 2010) and Cancun (starting January 19, 2011).

Other Virgin America News

• Virgin America Lands in Dallas-Fort Worth & Celebrates with a Secret Performance by Willie Nelson
• Virgin America touches down in Orlando
• Virgin America names Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
• Virgin America introduces new seasonal menus for autumn
• Virgin America launches fare sale on Toronto flights
• Virgin America asks flyers to 'upload to upgrade' their next Orlando family vacation
• Virgin America launches new service to Los Cabos and Cancun
• Virgin America launches new service to Dallas-Fort Worth
• Virgin America and Twitter team up for a 'Fly Forward, Give Back' 24-hour fare sale
• Virgin America launches sales to Orlando