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Sep 26, 2019 · Virgin Atlantic has made no secret of the fact its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners are planned for a cabin refit. Simple Flying caught up with VP of Customer Experience for Virgin Atlantic, Daniel Kerzner, to find out when this would happen and what we can expect from the new cabins.
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- A Pain-Free Adelaide Airport Experience Gets The Flight Off to A Smooth Start
- A Very Shipshape Virgin Australia Business Class Cabin
- A Bumpy Departure & Some Small Business Class Niggles
- Virgin Australia's Business Class Strengths
- What Virgin Australia Is Getting Right with Its Business Class Product
It takes around one hour and 40 minutes to cover the 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) between Adelaide and Sydney. Factor in pushback, taxis, padding for delays, and scheduled travel time becomes one hour and 55 minutes. VA413 is scheduled to depart ADL at 09:35 and arrive in Sydneyat midday. The original booking on another flight was canceled, and the...
Virgin Australia almost exclusively flies Boeing 737-800 aircraft that allow for a consistent seat product across their fleet. The business class cabin features eight seats across two rows in a 2-2 layout. The 19.5" wide leather seats hit the spot for a short-haul hop east. The seats recline 5.1" and pitch is a comfortable 37". Some people like the...
The door id closed, and we push back a few minutes ahead of schedule. That good start evaporates when the plane spends over ten minutes idling on the apron fifty meters from the gate for no explained reason. That has the plane turning onto the runway behind schedule. Take-off is out over the Gulf before the traditional left-hand turn over Adelaide'...
With that out of the way, what are the positive points about the flight? The young cabin manager looking after us was great. But Virgin Australia flight attendants are always pretty terrific. After a slight delay turning off the seatbelts light, she sprung into action, went around to each business class passenger, said hello, and started offering s...
All in all a pretty decent flight. What elevates this flight is the fare. Virgin Australia is charging AU$299 for business class fares on a raft of routes around Australia. Granted you aren't going to get that price for a last-minute booking (business class fares on the ADL-SYD route run up to AU$769 as seats fill up) but generally up to four weeks...
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Jul 15, 2022 · Virgin Atlantic has revealed its hotly anticipated Airbus A330neo for the first time, designed to provide a premium, personalised experience for every single passenger. The airline’s Business Class cabin (designated as ‘Upper Class’) boasts a brand new seat, evolution of its iconic social space (The Loft) and the unveiling of The Retreat Suite, the most spacious suite in Virgin Atlantic ...
May 17, 2016 · Virgin Australia Chief Customer Officer Mark Hassell said: “We have completely overhauled the Premium cabin experience to create a new travelling environment with business class style and flair.
Jul 10, 2023 · The rest of Virgin Australia’s Boeing fleet will also be getting a cabin refresh later this year, with upgrades including: Installation of in-seat power for all Business Class and Economy seats. Installation of new Business Class seats, consistent with the new Boeing 737-8 aircraft.
Headquartered in Brisbane in Queensland, Virgin Australia now operates exclusively Boeing 737 aircraft. 737-800 jets form the backbone of the current fleet, with new Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 10 due to start joining from 2023. Virgin Australia services 33 domestic destinations and just four international destinations (Queenstown, New Zealand; Denpasar, Indonesia; Nadi, Fiji, and the Cocos ...
Mar 10, 2015 · Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti has previously said the design is "inspired by a lot of luxury automotive interiors" (Borghetti himself is a connoisseur of classic European motoring marques) and you can see how the cabin evokes an undeniably premium feel.
