2 Million Virgin Atlantic Frequent-flier miles translate to spaceflight
Richard Branson?s Virgin Atlantic Airways said on Tuesday that it is offering its frequent fliers free trips to space in two and a half years? time. I average nearly 40,000 miles a year on AA alone, so that means in 50 years I can get a free ticket to space if AA would offer such a deal. I’m not sure I’ll want a ticket to space at 74 though. Maybe they will reduce the miles needed in the future.
?We expect the first Virgin Galactic spaceflight to take place in 2008, which gives our Flying Club members time to save up all their miles,? Branson said at a Hong Kong news briefing. ?The cost of the project is a quarter of a billion dollars, to build five spaceships and to develop a space station,? Branson said. The initial flights will cost $200,000, but Virgin Galactic expected prices to fall over time, the company said. Members will need to earn 2 million Flying Club miles to redeem them for a trip with Virgin Galactic into space, the airline said.
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