This photo may convince you to never fly anything but Virgin America ever again

Earlier this week, I flew economy from New York to San Francisco on Virgin America.

From now on, Virgin America will be my preferred carrier for this route.

Want to know why?

Take a look at this photo I took of my laptop, mid-flight. Notice anything different?

MacBook laptop on an airplane
MacBook laptop on an airplane

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Look again. It's plugged in!

Plugged-in laptop on a Virgin America flight
Plugged-in laptop on a Virgin America flight

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That's right. Virgin America has outlets under its seats — even in economy class. Here's the outlet:

Plugged-in MacBook Air cord
Plugged-in MacBook Air cord

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I landed in San Francisco with a fully-charged iPhone, ready for a day of meetings and email.

Until the other airlines catch up on this, I'm flying Virgin from now on, so long as it's not too much more money.

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