Flew Virgin America for the first time last week to/from NYC and was impressed. Mood lighting helps on the night flights, crew were super friendly and loved the fact I didn't have to buzz the call bell every time I wanted food or drink ... just set up a tab on your screen in front and order straight from there, few minutes later and the FA brings you your items.

No problem Adam. Let us know what you ended up choosing and why. I'm sure there'd be a few of us interested to know what you decided.

Regarding Virgin America and Delta - how does seat selection work?

The delta website has me a little confused, however I assume you can pre select your seat at the time of booking if booked through the airline's website?

You will be able to select your seats for your Delta domestic flights during the booking process, unless you have selected a Basic Economy fare (the cheapest fare option only available on selected routes, usually ones where DL has direct LCC or ULCC competition). With Basic Economy fares, seats are assigned at checkin, or sometimes at the gate. Otherwise, Main Economy or any higher fare will be selectable during booking.

Sometimes, seat selection may be limited, but will open up a few days before the flight. You can go in a check your booking to change seats at any time.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for that Justin. Makes sense.
I am looking at the LAX-JFK route, so that makes things a little more simple.

Cheers

Handy website (among others) https://www.kiwi.com/en/ for checking out cheapest flights etc.