SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America Inc. (NASDAQ: VA) today reported its preliminary operational results for November 2016. The airline's traffic (measured in revenue passenger miles) increased 16.4 percent on capacity (measured in available seat miles) that was 13.7 percent higher from the same month in 2015.

Load factor was 82.1 percent, an increase of 1.9 points from November 2015. The number of onboard passengers increased 13.7 percent from the same month last year. 



                                         November          November Year to Date

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


    Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,030,629        885,777                   16.4% 11,161,188  9,507,224      17.4%

    Available Seat Miles (000)    1,255,768      1,104,173                   13.7% 13,296,686 11,538,906      15.2%

    Passenger Load Factor             82.1%         80.2%                 1.9pts      83.9%     82.4%    1.5pts

    Onboard Passengers (000)            686            603                   13.7%      7,399      6,407      15.5%

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 nine consecutive years. For more: www.virginamerica.com

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