Virgin Atlantic 787-9 Business Class

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londoner

Air New Zealand - Airpoints

Member since 12 Jul 2016

Total posts 14

Hi All, flying Virgin Atlantic 787-9 Shanghai to LHR return via HKG
what is best seat in Upper Class on these aircraft please

MarkivJ

Member since 22 Jan 2018

Total posts 11

The A seats! Avoid 7A as it doesn’t have a window. Also the last 2 rows as they’re closer to the social area/washrooms.

MarkivJ

Member since 22 Jan 2018

Total posts 11

Having just flown KLMs 789 btn AMS-SFO and CX’s A350 btn HKG-YVR, I’m not a huge fan of VS’s product, I felt quite suffocated. That said, it was an overall

Enjoyable end to end experience.


When flying out of London, be sure to use the Upper Wing checkin. It felt so nice to not use the regular LHR T3 terminal building; you just need to call VS about an hr or 2 before , provide them with your arrival time to the Teminal and the vehicle number plate and car model/colour so they can program their gates to open.

Last editedby MarkivJ at Apr 12, 2018, 09:38 PM.

SilverBromide

Member since 05 Mar 2015

Total posts 24

I can second MarkivJ on the matter of the A seats--as I'm sure you know VS's 1 - 1 - 1 configuration means that A seats face a divider and the left aisle gets much less foot traffic. Personally, my preference is for 5A, and then A seats forward of row 5 if not available. The back of the cabin can be considerably affected by the onboard bar, and unless you love sitting in the bar rows ten and eleven are not even worth considering. While service in J on VS is done from the forward galley, so forward seats have more service traffic, the J lavs are all aft of the cabin, so passenger foot traffic at the front of the cabin is limited. Between services, the forward part of the A aisle is by far the quietest place on the plane. All that is to say that I think seats in and ahead of row 5 offer a broadly quieter and more private experience.

smit0847

Member since 30 Aug 2013

Total posts 149

3, 4 or 5A are ideal. VS was okay - not great not terrible. You'll either love or hate their 'cheeky style'

MarkivJ

Member since 22 Jan 2018

Total posts 11

I hated the cheeky style, they were trying a bit too hard to be cool and friendly that it came across as tiring and contrived. But I love their choice of cocktails, drinks and desserts. Plus the IFE screen is pretty sharp, and the hard product is overall very strong

londoner

Air New Zealand - Airpoints

Member since 12 Jul 2016

Total posts 14

Having just flown KLMs 789 btn AMS-SFO and CX’s A350 btn HKG-YVR, I’m not a huge fan of VS’s product, I felt quite suffocated. That said, it was an overall

Enjoyable end to end experience.


When flying out of London, be sure to use the Upper Wing checkin. It felt so nice to not use the regular LHR T3 terminal building; you just need to call VS about an hr or 2 before , provide them with your arrival time to the Teminal and the vehicle number plate and car model/colour so they can program their gates to open.

Last edited by MarkivJ at Apr 12, 2018, 09.38 PM.

thanks so much, great advice

Chris C.

Member since 24 Apr 2012

Total posts 1,116

Take a look at our published article from last year for a few more tips: The best business class seats on Virgin Atlantic's Boeing 787-9

Chris C.

Member since 24 Apr 2012

Total posts 1,116

Moved from 'Qantas' to 'Other airlines' as this is not a Qantas question.

londoner

Air New Zealand - Airpoints

Member since 12 Jul 2016

Total posts 14

thank you very much

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