Virgin America Best in Business Class

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Virgin America is racking up awards lately. After being named the top domestic carrier in Travel + Leisure‘s reader poll, the low-cost carrier snagged its second consecutive award for best business class service in Conde Nast‘s reader poll.

Conde Nast queried 25,000 readers who identified themselves as business travelers, and the results are based on 1,700 completed surveys. Virgin America’s winning score was an 68.6 out of 100.

Personally, I don’t fly business class as often as I like to. OK, I never fly business class. I have, however, sat in a Virgin America business class seat, and I can say it’s quite nice. But I’ll rely on you to weigh in on whether or not it’s best in the country. Have you flown Virgin America’s business class? How does it compare to other carriers’ front-of-the-plane service? Leave a comment below with your opinion. Thanks!

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