I'm taking home a lot of ideas from the experience.
Clients First
First, I was struck by the friendly, upbeat, clients-first speak from the minute I arrived at the boarding pass check to arrival at my destination.
Fun
The safety video exemplifies Virgin America's sense of fun which set a great, relaxed tone for the flight.
Personalized Approach: Voice and Choice
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| Imagine how nice it would be to have a container like this available at schools for students and families when they needed a new set of headphones. |
Next, I was impressed with the "do-it-yourself" nature of the trip from selecting the headphones from the plastic container and dropping the $3 in (we need those at school since students are always losing and breaking their headphones) to the personal iPad-like touch screens at every seat. On the touch screen you can choose your refreshments (soft drinks on the house, all other snacks and drinks for a fee), movies, television shows, music videos, flight information and more. I loved the fact that I could see the flight information and the plane location throughout the flight via the Google map app.
Simple
There was a simplicity to the whole experience that made the flight different than most I've experienced.
As a regular follower of Godin's post, I could see a lot of his philosophy at play with Virgin America's business approach. I also thought about the way they took a traditional system, and made a few changes to empower, entertain, and engage their clientele--food for thought as we work to move schools forward.
