WHAT DO PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE IN PREMIUM ECONOMY?
Virgin Atlantic's economy service is segmented into Premium Economy and Economy. Premium Economy was first introduced in 1992 and has been imitated by many other carriers recently. Virgin Atlantic has recently introduced a new Premium Economy seat which features enhanced ergonomics for increased comfort and is the biggest seat in its class. It has leather seat covers and increased seat width of 21 inches (equivalent to other airlines’ business class) - around 3 inches wider that other airlines' Premium Economy seats. The seats have laptop power in all seats on LHR aircraft, passengers can enjoy priority boarding, a separate cabin, pre-departure drink, state-of-the-art inflight entertainment system and much more.
