A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about the superjumbo's future

Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by SmellyGeekBoy on Friday February 08, 2019 @04:51AM (#19112800)

"Premium Economy" seems to be a Virgin Atlantic thing and is basically their business class. It includes much larger seats, premium in-flight entertainment, nicer toilets, and a much better food and drink selection. The section on the aircraft I've flown on is also much smaller (50 seats?) and curtained off from the unwashed masses.

Agreed that a lot of airlines off an "economy plus" which is basically slightly faster boarding and slightly more legroom and that this isn't worth paying the extra for.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by peteretep on Friday February 08, 2019 @05:57AM (#19113091)

> "Premium Economy" seems to be a Virgin Atlantic thing and is basically their business class.

Neither of these statements is true.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by ddalex on Friday February 08, 2019 @05:59AM (#19113101)

Well, I bought Premium Economy on Virgin Atlantic and what I got was an exit door seat - that was ok, but it was all it was. No better food or anything else.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by jpatokal on Friday February 08, 2019 @06:34AM (#19113283)

Are you by any chance confusing premium economy and VA's Upper Class? (Which is basically business class on other airlines, if not first.)

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