Is Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy Worth Upgrading?
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Editorial Summary
The creator evaluates the Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy experience on a flight from London Heathrow to Boston. The review begins at the Heathrow terminal, where the creator utilizes gold status obtained through a status match to access the Virgin Clubhouse Lounge. The lounge experience is described as excellent, specifically noting the friendly staff, diverse seating, and high quality of food and drink, which the creator ranks above British Airways' first class lounge. Upon boarding the Airbus A330neo, the creator examines the seat features, including the modern entertainment screen, wireless charging, and legroom, though they note the seat comfort and footrest are not industry leading. The inflight service is highlighted as being significantly more proactive and friendly than competitors, despite minor issues like the lack of soap in the premium economy bathroom and the quality of the provided headphones. The meal service, consisting of a main course and an afternoon tea, is generally well received. The creator concludes that while paying cash for the upgrade might only be worthwhile if it is inexpensive, using Virgin points for the upgrade is a highly recommended value.
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I'm very used to the BA lounges where aside from the odd exception, most of the staff there border between apathetic and hostile, so this was a real breath of fresh air.
The service from the Kuruman Virgin was so much better than BA, good couple of notches above and significantly more proactive.
Overall though, I was pretty happy with this flight and had a very enjoyable travel day as a whole.
It's basically 10 12,000 points to upgrade from economy to premium economy in my mind.
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