Q: Does Virgin America have premium coach seats like JetBlue does?
A: The exit rows and bulkhead seats have more legroom, and Virgin America charges a premium for them. The bulkhead seats have more legroom than the exit row seats, as they have a large cutout in the bulkhead for your legs
How does the bulkhead have more legroom than an exit row? The bulkhead has 10" of "bulkhead cutout" while an exit row has at least 18" of underseat area.
And would you like to add to the FAQ that the armrests on VX do not go fully up. I think this is important to note to people buying a second seat or hoping to lay across 3 seats on a lightly loaded plane.
How does the bulkhead have more legroom than an exit row? The bulkhead has 10" of "bulkhead cutout" while an exit row has at least 18" of underseat area.
Clearly, you can't get your legs all the way under the underseat area. And people seem to think that the bulkheads have more legroom from their experience. I have not flown in both, so I can't comment. If someone wants to give me their personal experience that shows other than what I said, I will gladly change it.
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And would you like to add to the FAQ that the armrests on VX do not go fully up. I think this is important to note to people buying a second seat or hoping to lay across 3 seats on a lightly loaded plane.
I thought that there was still some dispute about this in the thread? I'll add it if it's definite.
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Clearly, you can't get your legs all the way under the underseat area. And people seem to think that the bulkheads have more legroom from their experience. I have never flown in either, so I can't comment. If someone wants to give me their personal experience that shows other than what I said, I will gladly change it.
I thought that there was still some dispute about this in the thread? I'll add it if it's definite.
I have put my feet up against the bar all the way to the front of the under seat area. Clearly you are mistaken. There might be more knee room in a bulkhead seat but there is definitely less legroom.
I have flown VX on 4 segments and never have I seen an armrest that goes fully up. There is one poster in that thread that disagrees but he/she is mistaken.
I have put my feet up against the bar all the way to the front of the under seat area. Clearly you are mistaken. There might be more knee room in a bulkhead seat but there is definitely less legroom.
I have flown VX on 4 segments and never have I seen an armrest that goes fully up. There is one poster in that thread that disagrees but he/she is mistaken.
He/she said that if you don't recline your seat it will go up all the way. Is it possible you always had it reclined when you tried?
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No s'mores for SFO-SEA today. The BBQ Chicken Salad was good. It's a whole chicken breast. The tomato with feta and olives was good if you like that sort of thing.
Did they still have the tapas to begin, or just the entree?
Minor fleet correction: N629VA is the one subleased to TAM, an A320, not 529VA.
I don't have a definitive answer about the armrests, but I do know for certain that they go up enough to lie down if you have three seats to yourself. Did it myself last week, and have done it in the past as well.
I don't have a definitive answer about the armrests, but I do know for certain that they go up enough to lie down if you have three seats to yourself. Did it myself last week, and have done it in the past as well.
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Assumed it is 522VA, as it's the only currently unnamed A319. 521 is still being painted.
Just want to say I'm not a big fan of that name. It can easily be taken the wrong way. I wonder if they will name a plane "The 2-Year old Virgin" next year?
Either way, I wish VX all the best with their birthday celebrations.
in an exit row seat? I remember there being a lot of legroom when I flew exit row (I'm around 6ft). 
