Seating in Virgin Atlantic – Economy Delight on 787 to USA next month

[sxparkin]

Any pointers on whether the seats in this class on VA have any catches in Bulkhead area – on 787 row 46 is bulkhead and no passengers infront So easy exit/ access to seat vv being a row – that said I know on other airlines the seats have some issues in this area often eg width of seat is narrower, less storage eg there is no seat in front – Any advice appreciated. Thank you.

[Richie]

B787 economy seats are generally narrower, so with a tray table in the armrest it would be even narrower.

[sxparkin]

Thanks for the update – I upgraded with Flying Club points on the outbound plus a staggering £ 180 pds – then went to select my seat today and they wanted another £ 87 for an PE nearer the front with bulk heads all blocked no doubt like with BA for Gold/Silver cards….Ive not flown VA much recently but found this additional cost a bit off putting just for a seat selection – the return upgrade from Seattle in PE was ridiculous at an additional 55,000 points plus another load of cash too…the base fair in economy D was £ 1200 with these prices if I was booking it myself I would get business via ITA for that ! The fair was booked centrally for me via Corporate Travel. Just thought I d pass on these snippets – Also like BA you dont get the 2 bags allowance on the return (on outbound its PE so you do) Back in the day you’d get the highest allowance if you were in/outbound on different class Tiers – the squeeze continues……oh and if I want to add a bag its £ 65 (rates cheaper if I started the journey in Seattle).

[sxparkin]

…and forgot to mention its £ 44 pounds in Economy Delight to prebook a seat (cost was £ 1200 return)…..Bulkhead or anywhere in the cabin….This is a bit cheeky too when you ve paid the extra…..Not so delighted now ! As it all adds up No doubt others will say ‘ you are not Silver/ Gold etc ‘ but I /my company paid £ 1200 base fare FGS!