While we were in Atlanta awaiting our flight to Brussels, we had some time to kill. So we ate some dinner and then decided to just see if they had any upgrades available on the super long flight to Europe.
They did. At a cost of course. But, it wasn’t as bad as we expected. On Virgin Atlantic planes, there are 4 classes: First class, Premium Economy, Business Class, and Coach (in that order). We ended up upgrading our tickets to Premium Economy (right behind first class). It was soooooo worth it. The seats are larger, they recline more, and the food and service is about 6 steps up from Coach. Before we had even sat down, a flight attendant came around with Champaign.
Then they brought around menus for our dinner. Menus!
Then we got to watch movies, TV, and play games on the little TV screens in front of us.
Then they brought around more snacks and candy and all of the free drinks we wanted.
They also gave us these cute little pouches with socks, toothbrush, toothpaste, an eye mask, pens, and ear plugs. Oh, and mini ‘Snuggee’ blankets to use. I loved mine so much I kept it ha ha. It was perfect and such an enjoyable flight.
And there was never a line for the bathrooms. And they didn’t stink like regular airplane bathrooms usually do. VERY important.
While I don't think it would be worth upgrading on a continental U.S. flight, I think we would do it again in a heartbeat for international flights. It made such a difference!
