VIRGIN ATLANTIC has confirmed that all of its Gatwick-based aircraft are now fitted with the new Upper Class Suite just over a year after it was launched on the Heathrow fleet. This means that every Upper Class passenger travelling out of Gatwick to Orlando, Las Vegas and the Caribbean destinations will be travelling in the airline”s revolutionary Upper Class Suite. Virgin also tells ABTN that the success of Premium Economy means that the airline has expanded the number of seats in this cabin from 38 to 58 to meet demand from leisure passengers. Passengers also gain a separate check in, priority luggage and pre-flight champagne. The Gatwick 747-400s are configured with 14 Upper Class seats, 58 premium economy seats and 379 seats in economy. At Heathrow Virgin Atlantic has now completed fitting the Upper Class Suite to both the Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A340-600 fleets. This leaves just the nine Airbus A340-300s yet to be fitted.
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