Virgin australia new Business class

[Ollie Menkens]

here is what is believed to be virgin Australia new business class which is configured in a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone lay out it looks alot like Cathay pacific business class. it will be unveiled on virgins newest A330 later this month. Soon both the 777 and a330 fleets will have these seats


Sourcehttp://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2014/09/17/exclusive-virgin-australia-opts-for-cirrus-seat-on-a330s-and-777s/

[Mackenzie Davis]

This is awesome! Good on ya Virgin for choosing a decent new J class product. Hopefully the refurbs don't take as long as their repainting schedule

Bring on a new 737 business class...

[JamesL]

I'm confused as AA announced that XFJ was being delivered in the current A332 layout... Either VA is telling a phurphy or this is pure speculation...?

[Brad Myer]

No mention of a new B737 seat?

[Daniel M]

http://www.ausbt.com.au/virgin-austr...business-class

RIP Qantas

[Brad Myer]

RIP Qantas??

I don't see how a new biz seat on a handful of B777/A330 aircraft is going to kill QF??

VA are decreasing its A330 fleet and replacing some PER services with B737s which won't have the new biz seats.

Let's not forget QF are about to completely refurb all its A330s not to mention all the B73Hs next year.

QF also fly over 30 domestic B73Hs with personal IFE, something VA doesn't have.

[Dave J]

Credit where it's due surely Brad! This product is far superior to any QF product, no matter what the fleet size...

[Zac M]

I think it's a great product however not overly different to the suites Qantas is about to fit to their A330s. For services that the 77Ws run this is great however for what the A330s do (this goes for QF domestic as well) it's total overkill, the longest flight they do would barely push 6 hours (closer to four most of the time) all you need is a nice recliner seat as per the current offering on EBM and N which have the 2-2-2 layout.

[Radi K]

How will VA pay for this?

[Adam W]

I agree with Zac, flat beds are total overkill on domestic flights. Once the meal service is done you don't get much time to fully utilise a bed. The J seats on EBM/N are ok, just need to increase the seat pitch to make them a bit more comfortable. Another good option would be a modernised Dreamtime seat.