Virgin America First Class PSP-SFO

What a zoo PSP is in late morning as multiple flights land and disgorge sun seekers, apparently mostly non-FFers. They were 30 deep in the regular snake at the AVIS counter, but not a soul in the Preferred Lane.

A little after noon, I was at the Miramonte to rescue my princess, and to shower and freshen up. After a great lunch and a few hours poolside, we packed up and headed to PSP, which now resembled a ghost town compared to this morning. Only one other pax in security.

PSP-SFO
VX 30
A320
6:50P-8:10P (sked and actual)
March 22, 2012
Seats 1DF

The purple mood lighting of the VX cabin is very attractive and the VX First Class seat is one of the nicest narrow body seats in the domestic skies with 55" pitch. The cabin is completely separate from the main cabin. Unfortunately, one of the drawbacks of the VX First cabin as with most A319/A320s is that the galley in a part of the First Class cabin, with fully exposed catering carts and containers. Here are some photos from an earlier flight.

Full PDB. After take-off, our FA took drink orders and offered a snack plate. Nice idea, but how about warm nuts in a ramekin (like AA), pretzels or even the DL-esque snack basket.

I'm trying to like VX but I just don't know. Yeah, the seats are nice but the remote control for the IFE in right in the middle of the arm rest, making it really uncomfortable. Their FF program is a joke. No premium phone line. Phone reps are terrible. And then there is the VX clientele. Every damn VX flight I've been on in the past year featured at least two obnoxious 30-something guys in First (apparently their first time) thinking it's a bar with the need to shout and laugh annoyingly at the other's stupid jokes. This was a full Bose/ipod/volume up flight.