Virgin America takes hit from its transition to Sabre
Skift Take
Welcome to the big time, Virgin America. All this growth "don't come easy." Meanwhile, it looks like it is straightening things out with its Sabre reservations system and things should be on track before long.
Virgin America is a major carrier now, as defined by the Department of Transportation, and in the first quarter it experienced growing pains related to its capacity growth and transition to Sabre as the airline's reservations systems provider.
A private company with a minority investment from Richard Branson's Virgin Group, Virgin America experienced widely reported glitches and delays when it migrated to Sabre in late October 2011, which led to some revenue shortfalls in the
