Virgin Australia’s new 777 premium seats enter service

Virgin Australia has launched its revamped business and premium economy seats on its Boeing 777-300ERs, starting with services on the Sydney-Los Angeles route. The new business class layout features 37 B/E Aerospace Super Diamond lie-flat suites in a 1-2-1 configuration, with an 18in screen for in-flight entertainment. This brings it in line with the business class seats on its Airbus A330-200 fleet. In addition, its premium economy cabin now features 24 seats with a 41in pitch and a 10.6in IFE screen. One aircraft has been fitted with the new seats, and as remaining 4 777s are refitted, the offering will be rolled out on the Brisbane-Los Angeles and Sydney-Abu Dhabi routes. Virgin had planned to launch the revamped seats in Nov 2015, but certification issues forced a delay to the retrofit programme. <br/>