Wi-Fi, a Wander Wall, less sound and stylish seats – everything you’d expect to see in a new Virgin Atlantic aircraft is what you get in the airline’s 787.
And now Australians have the chance to experience the Virgin Atlantic Dreamliner closer to home.
Earlier this week, the airline launched the aircraft on direct services between London Heathrow – Hong Kong.
Head of Asia Pacific, Stephen King said this decision sees the airline ‘set the bar higher’ in Hong Kong with a ‘revolutionary aircraft and new technology’ that performs ‘more efficiently than any other aircraft of its size’.
“We recognise that technology is an extremely important part of a customer’s journey, whether they are flying for business or pleasure, and this aircraft has given us a fantastic opportunity to look at what we can offer our customers onboard.”
Stephen King, Virgin Atlantic Head of Asia Pacific
“We have worked with our partners at Boeing and Panasonic to bring wifi connectivity across all our cabins as well as updating our revolutionary touch screen inflight entertainment.”
So what can you expect onboard?
The division
The aircraft is configured with 31 Upper Class, 35 Premium Economy and 198 Economy seats.
Upper Class
Upper Class passengers will enjoy a new iteration of Virgin Atlantic’s iconic ‘Upper Class Suite’ which incorporates all of the popular features of this along with some new design elements.
The Wander Wall
There is a refreshed Premium Economy cabin with an even more comfortable seat design and a social space where customers can stretch their legs and mingle with other passengers – the Wander Wall.
Economy Class
Economy seats will be best-in-class a brand new design. Passengers throughout the aircraft will benefit and dynamic mood lighting which changes colour throughout the flight to help passengers relax and unwind, fall asleep and even adjust time zones.
Fuel efficient
Radically improved fuel efficiency means it is 21 percent more efficient on a per flight basis than the equivalent sized aircraft in Virgin’s fleet, allowing it to be a major driver of both the airline’s return to profitability and its commitment to improve carbon efficiency by 30 percent before 2020.
It also has a 60 percent smaller noise footprint than aircraft of a comparable size.