Originally Posted by
LegalTender
Virgin Atlantic shows the A330-300 back in service Manchester & Gatwick from BOS, SFO and ATL after 01 August. Seat maps display a PE cabin and available seats. But nothing can be booked in that 2-3-2 section.
I understand that the A330-200 - without PE - serves these routes between March and the end of July. The grounding of the 787 fleet required it.
So why is Premium Economy dead for the year even after the 300 returns?
This is an A330 from airberlin, without premium economy.
Based on what you've written, it sounds like they may be using an incomplete or "placeholder" seatmap that matches the previous or eventual VS configuration, rather than the one that will be found on your plane on the date of the flight.
The configuration of the aircraft means that passengers will see a very different interior from the normal Virgin Atlantic economy, premium economy and Upper Class seating.
The absence of a premium economy cabin is because Air Berlin did not offer a fully fledged premium economy class. Virgin says that the aircraft will be fitted with premium economy seats “towards the end of 2018”.