Virgin's creepy new in-flight flirting service

Sir Richard Branson talks up the chances that Virgin's Los Angeles to Vegas "seat-to-seat delivery" option will help fliers "get lucky"

Virgin unveils "seat-to-seat delivery" service
(Image credit: Virgin America)

Virgin America kicked off its new Los Angeles to Las Vegas route this week. That in itself isn't too newsworthy — plenty of airlines make the short hop from the City of Angels to Sin City. But the new in-flight option Virgin rolled out along with the new route has people talking — maybe even hooking up.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.