Two-year-old airline Virgin America touched down Wednesday in Florida, marking one of its most ambitious expansion moves yet with a lavish welcoming ceremony that included Virgin Group Ltd. founder and billionaire Richard Branson.

"Marking one of its most ambitious expansion moves yet," Virgin America touched down Wednesday in Florida, The Associated Press writes.

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Virgin America Inc., the low-fare airline backed by U.K. billionaire Richard Branson , expects an ownership shift of more than 10 percent under its plan to add new U.S. investors, Chief Executive Officer David Cush said.

Branson visits Fort Lauderdale as his airline begins nonstop flights to San Francisco and Los Angeles Sir Richard Branson lent his flamboyant celebrity persona to Virgin America's debut in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, hoping to appeal to South Floridians' sense of cool.

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Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing domestic travel, expanded yesterday to the tenth destination in its growing network - South Florida. The new service connects the Golden State to Florida's Gold Coast, with twice-daily nonstop flights from both San Francisco International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International ...

Virgin America Lands In Florida, Beginning Service From California To Fort Lauderdale

Two-year-old airline Virgin America touched down Wednesday in Florida, marking one of its most ambitious expansion moves yet with a lavish welcoming ceremony that included Virgin Group Ltd. founder and billionaire Richard Branson. Virgin took a cautious first... Richard Branson - Virgin Group - Virgin America - Florida - United States

DALLAS - Two-year-old airline Virgin America touched down today in Florida, marking one of its most ambitious expansion moves yet with a lavish welcoming ceremony that included...

South Florida travelers have two new options when it comes to flying non-stop between California and Fort Lauderdale. On Wednesday, November 18th, Virgin America begins its non-stop flights from San Francisco and Los Angeles International Airports to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Flights start at $99 each way. JetBlue is also launching a daily non-stop flight between San ...