What I'll miss most about Virgin America Remembering San Francisco's hometown airline

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Saying goodbye to Virgin America is hard for San Franciscans.

To me it feels like my free-spending, risk-taking, stylishly funky and fun sister is finally marrying the strong, quiet, financially stable lumberjack she met on a trip to Seattle two years ago.

I hate to see her go, but I know it's best for her...and for everyone else.

There's no way she could have kept up her expensive lifestyle on her own, and her friends and family are tired of bailing her out of jams.

She's still a knockout, but on closer inspection, her jungle red nails are chipped and in need of a manicure. Her black leather bomber is torn in a few places. The deep purple eye shadow is so 2008.

I know it's time for her to move into the welcoming arms of the stable lumberjack, and he needs her, too. To spice up his life and to help transform him into a worldly man with national appeal.

But still, it's hard. And it's going to take some time for me to get used to this new guy. But sending my sis off to Seattle is the best thing to do right now.

Tonight, the Virgin America brand flies away for good. The only thing left will be a few planes painted in the Virgin livery.

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But... there will be so many memories. So many things to miss.

Last week I took my final Virgin America flight from San Francisco to Seattle. Along the way I stopped to take photos of the things I'll miss most. Here I present them to you in a scrapbook of tweets.

Please let us know what you will miss most about Virgin America in the comments!

I'll miss the pride of looking out the window at SFO and seeing our hometown carrier vamping on the ramp:

I’m on my final @VirginAmerica flight today 😢 SFO SEA and will be tweeting about things I’ll miss. Follow along at #finalvxflight pic.twitter.com/KAAQ4SLciz — Chris McGinnis (@cjmcginnis) April 20, 2018

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I'll miss Virgin's style- like its cutting edge airport terminal that felt more like a boutique hotel

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I'll miss the many nods Virgin made to technology

I won’t miss Virgin’s dated check in kiosks tho. Alaska’s are better #finalvxflight pic.twitter.com/ngJbDfmyV6 — Chris McGinnis (@cjmcginnis) April 20, 2018

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And the risk taking behavior, like adding mood lighting to planes before anyone else did

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I'll miss that black leather seat!

I’ll miss the mood lighting, beaty boarding music and black leather! #finalvxflight pic.twitter.com/THdLOeGbPD — Chris McGinnis (@cjmcginnis) April 20, 2018

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And those fun Virgin America crew members who really seemed to love their jobs

I’ll miss the reassuring Virgin America pilot boarding announcements thru purple plexiglass and their chic black uniforms #finalvxflight pic.twitter.com/3zKaUURrxZ — Chris McGinnis (@cjmcginnis) April 20, 2018

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The the pre-flight safety video. Even though it got old, I'll miss it, too.

I’ll miss this little guy on the @VirginAmerica safety dance video #finalvxflight pic.twitter.com/CQ8Ow3J7af — Chris McGinnis (@cjmcginnis) April 20, 2018

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I'll miss ordering my meals from the seatback.

I’ll miss @VirginAmerica seatback food and bev ordering system. So ahead of its time! #finalvxflight pic.twitter.com/sRgm0X5hY3 — Chris McGinnis (@cjmcginnis) April 20, 2018

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Looking out the window to see Richard Bransons' cheeky nod to U.S. ownership

I'll miss @VirginAmerica's patriotic wingtips. See more of what I'll miss by following #finalvxflight pic.twitter.com/9Ow7nOZFuI — Chris McGinnis (@cjmcginnis) April 21, 2018

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How do you feel about losing Virgin America? What will you miss? What are you looking forward to? Please leave your thoughts in the comments or on our Facebook page.