What do you get with Virgin Economy Delight?

Economy Delight—a little more space and a little more time You get free meals, drinks and snacks. You get one free checked bag, but it can be no heavier than 23 kg/ 50 pounds. You may select your seat for free anytime—starting when you buy your ticket. If you want to upgrade using miles, you may.



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If you've saved enough Virgin Points and there is availability in the higher cabin (Premium or Upper Class), the flight can be upgraded*. So if you've already made your booking on a reward flight, unfortunately you cannot upgrade.

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And that's why they're, predictably, so hard to come by. So, can you simply ask for one and get it for free? No, not really — not even if it's your honeymoon. But in some cases, you may be able to ask to pay for an upgrade, which you can do from booking till boarding.

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But if that's also a no-go, then you have one last option. You should ask the lead flight attendant or the flight attendant at the boarding door, said Bobby Laurie, a travel expert and former American Airlines flight attendant.

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Economy Delight means you can speed through the airport by using Premium check in desks, enjoy priority boarding, and get first dibs on overhead storage before settling into your extra legroom seat with 34 seat pitch.

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Delta's Comfort+ is just this – the economy seat with food and a curtain pulled across, if you're lucky. The difference between Comfort+ and Premium Select is roughly the same as between Virgin Economy Delight and Virgin Premium Economy. It's a different seat, meal, drinks, and a different cabin.

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Virgin Atlantic Checked Baggage Weight Limits Passengers on 'Economy Classic/Delight' fares may check in one piece of hold luggage weighing no more than 23 kg/ 50 lbs. Passengers in 'Premium Economy' can check two bags weighing 23 kg/50 lbs each.

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The good news is that the regular economy seats start right at the front of the economy cabin, with Economy Delight situated farther back after the exit row in the middle of the cabin. This means that you can choose to sit in the best seats in the house — 45A and 45K.

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While all Virgin Atlantic seats come with touch-screen, in-seat entertainment, headphones, a pillow and blanket, and USB power port, Premium seats also have an AC port (110V for US or UK plugs) and “premium” headphones (though hardly a step up from economy and probably not as good as what you may have brought from home ...

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Bluetooth accessories and headphones We also provide Virgin Atlantic ones for the inflight entertainment system. Wireless keyboards and headphones should be switched off and put away during taxi, take-off and landing. If you're using headphones, please still pay full attention to the safety demonstration as we depart.

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Economy delight, the top level of economy class tickets, will offer passengers a seat with 34? pitch, free advanced seat assignment, priority check-in, priority boarding and a free checked bag. Economy classic offers the current 31? economy seat pitch, a free checked bag, and adds free advanced seat assignments.

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Classes of service: Virgin Atlantic offers three classes of seats — economy, premium economy and Upper Class business class. Economy fares are further broken down into three categories: Delight, Classic and Light. Upper Class passengers receive complimentary access to Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounges.

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If not for the wider seats, you should definitely upgrade to Virgin's Premium economy for a superior meal. Back in economy, you may receive a packaged meal with much fewer options, but I was quite impressed with the meal service I had.

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Virgin Atlantic has up to 36 Economy Delight seats per flight, positioned in rows of two or three along each side of the economy cabin. On our A330 plane we had rows of two seats separated by a middle row of four classic/light seats. The A340 has two rows of four Economy Delight seats which may suit families better.

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Upgrade Your Air Travel: 10 Tips to Score a First-Class Seat
  1. Join airline loyalty programs.
  2. Volunteer to be bumped.
  3. Use offers from your credit cards.
  4. Book flights during off-peak times.
  5. Check for available upgrades online.
  6. Consider late flight offers.
  7. Arrive early for check-in.
  8. Bid for an upgrade.


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How to get a flight upgrade: 9 tricks for bumping up to business
  1. Travel at quiet times. ...
  2. Invest a little to get a lot. ...
  3. Be loyal to your airline. ...
  4. Be early for your flight. ...
  5. Check in later (but not too late) ...
  6. Check your emails. ...
  7. Be nice. ...
  8. Dress to impress.


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