Flight: Virgin Atlantic VS317 from Bangalore to London Heathrow Duration: 10 hours 45 minutes Aircraft: B789 (Boeing 787-900) Class: Business Seat: 1A-2A (window) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed. Seat width: 22″, Bed length: 73″ This was our 2nd time flying Virgin Atlantic Business Class (they call it “Upper Class” :)). Previously we flew the new A350 from Los Angeles to London in 2025. That one featured the standard 1-2-1. But this aircraft was our first ever herringbone configuration of 1-1-1. When these seats came out they were cutting edge but over the years most airlines have reconfigured or retired these. …
Airline Reviews Reviews Virgin AtlanticAirline Review: Virgin Atlantic – Business Class (Boeing 787-9) : Bangalore – London Heathrow (VS 317)
Airline Reviews Reviews Virgin AtlanticAirline Review: Virgin Atlantic – Business Class (Airbus A350-1000 with Lie Flat Seats) : Los Angeles – London (VS 142)
Flight: Virgin Atlantic VS 142 from Los Angeles to London Heathrow Duration: 10 hours Equipment: A35K (Airbus A350-1000) Class: Business Seat: 1 D – 1G (Middle Aisles) Seat Specification: Flat bed seats with seat width: 20″, seat pitch: 82″ This was the first time ever we flew on Virgin Atlantic. This carrier flies various aircraft between USA and Europe. There is the old Boeing 787 herringbone configuration seats (which are terrible to fly in per most internet forum reports) and there are newer business class seats on Airbus A330-neo and A350-1000 aircraft. Virgin Atlantic is also notorious in swapping the newer A350-1000 …