This morning Virgin Atlantic’s inaugural A330neo flight departed Heathrow for Tampa. Gilbert Ott, frequent flier and Founder of travel site godsavethepoints.com, was on board. Here’s his verdict on his experience in the ‘Upper Class’ business cabin, complete with photographs he took on the flight.
I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect to love this flying experience on the brand-new Virgin Atlantic A330neo quite as much as I did. I knew it would be good, but I didn’t expect it to be great.
That’s because the main ‘Upper Class’ seat most guests will find themselves in is not technically ‘new’ to the flying market, with a similar iteration being flown by Delta. Can a seat that’s already flying truly be special?
Spoiler alert: the answer is yes.
Pictured above is Gilbert Ott’s seat on the inaugural Virgin Atlantic A330neo flight from Heathrow to Tampa
Gilbert pictured on the A330neo flight before take-off
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