VIRGIN ATLANTIC now offers Upper Class passengers double suites. The airline has fitted four pairs of these seats onto two of its Boeing 747-400 aircraft, giving couples a unique facility. ”It”s an innovation”, says boss-man Richard Branson. The double suites are located in the centre of Zone B on the lower deck where the seats in the centre of the cabin are arranged in a herringbone configuration. Passengers can reserve a double bed at check-in. These suites can remain separate until the passengers wish to go to sleep, when cabin crew unclip the middle partition transferring the space into a double. Alternatively the partition can be removed at the beginning of the flight when the suite is in seat mode for passengers who wish to socialise during the entire flight. The airline has also announced that the first of its Gatwick aircraft is operating with the all new Upper Class Suite less than a year after it was launched on the Heathrow fleet. The first Gatwick 747-400 aircraft with the Upper Class Suite operated on Sunday 24 October to Orlando. The Upper Class Suite is now operating on every flight to JFK, San Francisco, Tokyo and Hong Kong, the airline planning to complete the installation on all the 747s by the beginning of March.
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