Virgin outlines timetable for 747 Premium refit
Virgin will fit all of its Boeing 747 aircraft with its new Premium Economy seat by Christmas.
The airline has already installed the seat in its Airbus aircraft, as part of a £12 million revamp.
Premium Economy, which was invented by Virgin Atlantic in 1992, saw an increase of 56% of passengers flying in the cabin from 2000 to 2005.
Virgin says the market has continued to show very strong growth in the past 18 months.
The 747 aircraft will have 62 Premium Economy seats onboard compared with 32 currently – a 10% increase in the number of premium economy seats available across Virgin’s network worldwide.
By Bev Fearis
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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