SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America Inc. (NASDAQ: VA) today reported its preliminary operational results for May 2016. The airline's traffic (measured in revenue passenger miles) increased 18.1 percent on capacity (measured in available seat miles) that was 15.5 percent higher from the same month in 2015.

Load factor was 86.1 percent, an increase of 1.9 points from May 2015. The number of onboard passengers increased 16.8 percent from the same month last year. 



                                            May           May Year to Date

                                       2016          2015       Change              2016      2015 Change
                                       ----          ----       ------              ----      ---- ------


    Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,061,612       898,982                18.1% 4,670,704 4,045,057          15.5%

    Available Seat Miles (000)    1,232,640     1,067,196                15.5% 5,679,736 4,928,034          15.3%

    Passenger Load Factor             86.1%        84.2%              1.9pts     82.2%    82.1%        0.1pts

    Onboard Passengers (000)            703           602                16.8%     3,130     2,712          15.4%

About Virgin America: Known for its mood-lit cabins, three beautifully designed classes of service and innovative fleetwide amenities -- like touch-screen personal entertainment, WiFi and power outlets at every seat, Virgin America has built a loyal following of flyers and earned a host of awards since launching in 2007 -- including being named the "Best U.S. Airline" in Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards and "Best Domestic Airline" in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards for the past eight consecutive years. For more: www.virginamerica.com

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