Virgin Atlantic Airways Premium Economy and Economy class seat reviews

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VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 10 August 2010 by  Damien Corrigan  (Ireland)

Seat was terrible for comfort and armrest didn't go all the way up, it digs into your back. An experience I want to forget.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 26 July 2010 by  K Andrews  (UK)

Armrests between chairs do not go all the way up, seat was terribly uncomfortable, no way is this a 31" pitch, as much as I hate BA their seats are way better.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 7 June 2010 by  K Holmes  (UK)

Seat 61 D. Very, very narrow (even for a small person like me!), extremely uncomfortable with no lower back support and a design that pitches your head and neck forward. Fold out table too small for food tray. Tables for the passengers in the seats to my right tipped forward! I will not choose Virgin Atlantic again for long-haul flights.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 27 May 2010 by  Steve Horrell   (New Zealand)

First and last flight with Virgin! Horribly uncomfortable seat, dreadful viewing of the IFE screen, poor service and poor food just made it even worse.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 17 Deember 2009 by  D Long   (Australia)

We were seated in 55H/K. Pitch and width both OK. Base of seat was hugely uncomfortable after a few hours - seemed to have very little padding. TV screen becomes all but useless if the person in front of you reclines, even if you also then recline. On the return leg (LHR to SYD) we were on an older A340, which had the docking position for the entertainment controls on the inside of the armrest making it very hard to remove / replace while sitting down. The aircraft on the flight over had this under the screen, which was far more sensible. My reading light seemed to be aimed right in between the seats and couldn't be adjusted.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 19 October 2009 by  Alison Criado-Perez   (UK)

I will never willingly travel Virgin Economy again, after an excruciating 12 hr flight from London to Shanghai. I checked out the Premium Economy on my way out of the plane, and have upgraded for my return flight because couldn't stand another 12-hour flight in those uncomfortable seats. I think they were the hardest I've ever sat on. Felt similar to flying Easy Jet, but those are normally a 2 hr flight so your bottom doesn't go numb! I resorted to using my inflatable neck cushion to sit on. The other problem was the lack of a foot rest. Having recently suffered DVT, it was important not to have my legs hanging down for 12 hrs (even though I wear stockings and walk around every few hours); Virgin had told me incorrectly that there would be one. I think it's irresponsible to have seats with no foot rests on long haul flights, given the incidence of dvts occurring after these flights; raising your legs helps the venous return. All in all, a terrible experience.

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VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 17 December 2009 by  D Long   (Australia)
AIRCRAFT :       A340-600 PAX SIZE :   Large LAYOUT : 2x4x2 POSITION :   Window PAX RATING :    6/10 RECOMMENDED :   No
Legroom Space Seat Recline Seat Width Viewing TV Screen Access in/out of seat FOOTREST No	We were seated in 55H/K. Pitch and width both OK. Base of seat was hugely uncomfortable after a few hours - seemed to have very little padding. TV screen becomes all but useless if the person in front of you reclines, even if you also then recline. On the return leg (LHR to SYD) we were on an older A340, which had the docking position for the entertainment controls on the inside of the armrest making it very hard to remove / replace while sitting down. The aircraft on the flight over had this under the screen, which was far more sensible. My reading light seemed to be aimed right in between the seats and couldn't be adjusted.

TLANTIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW

Seat pitch on this newish A340 was nowhere near the advertised 32 inches. It could not have been more than 30 inches. Remote for the video froze up two-thirds through the flight - could not even turn my reading lamp on. No pre-dinner drinks, no offers of drink refills during dinner. Asked for a napkin with breakfast muffin and f/a told me, "we don't have any in this aisle, although they do in the other aisle," and left it at that. My first experience with VS, and not a positive one.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  -  3 March 2009 by Catherine Stevens (UK)

Seat 62K - a good seat in the tail of the plane which means you have extra space between the seat and the window. Ideal for stretching your legs out and to keep your bags with you. There also appears to be slightly more leg room than the seats further forward (I'm 5ft10 and had at least 4 inches between my knees and the seat in front). Only downside is that the seats on Virgin are narrow, and I did have problems viewing the screen once the seat in front had fully reclined.

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