Virgin America Launches New Service from Nashville International Airport (BNA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

NASHVILLE ─ September 1, 2017 – Nashville International Airport (BNA) welcomes Virgin America to Music City. Virgin America is the latest new airline to serve Nashville where it will begin daily nonstop service to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) starting Tuesday, September 5th.

“We are enormously pleased that Virgin America will begin operations at Nashville International Airport,” said Doug Kreulen, acting president and CEO of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority. “Virgin America is yet another new airline to join the BNA roster, giving Middle Tennessee business and leisure travelers even more choices for traveling to and from the Bay Area.”

The daily schedule is as follows (all times local):

Start Date       City Pair          Departs         Arrives           Frequency
Sept. 5             SFO – BNA      12:55 p.m.     7:25 p.m.       Daily
Sept. 5             BNA – SFO      8:15 p.m.       11:25 p.m.      Daily

This new Virgin America service to SFO will be flown on an Airbus 319 with 119 seats, including eight first class seats and twelve main cabin select seats. Virgin America offers dual-class service on all flights it operates. Both cabins feature mood lighting and all seats are equipped with Panasonic Avionics’ personal in-flight entertainment system. For more information on this service, visit: https://www.virginamerica.com/cms/travel-deals/bna-nashville-tn

Virgin America was acquired by Alaska Airlines in 2016. Alaska Airlines currently provides a flight to Seattle from BNA.

With more than 13.5 million passengers visiting each year, Nashville International Airport is the fourth fastest growing airport among the top 50 airports in North America and was recently named the fastest growing airport of its size in the U.S. BNA serves 440 flights daily in more than 50 nonstop markets. It is now the 33rd busiest airport in the U.S.

The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) was established in 1970, and owns and operates Nashville International Airport (BNA) and John C. Tune Airport (JWN). With more than 13.5 million passengers visiting each year, Nashville International Airport is the fourth fastest growing airport among the top 50 airports in North America. BNA serves 440 flights daily in more than 50 nonstop markets. It is now the 33rd busiest airport in the U.S. MNAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, please visit http://www.flynashville.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/NashvilleInternationalAirport and follow us on Twitter: @Fly_Nashville and Instagram: @FlyNashville.

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