Best seat suggestions on a Virgin A320?

[ozstamps]

Virgin very kindly swapped our nicely upgraded 737 seats, BME-PER June 27 for an A320.

PER-BME is still allegedly a 737.

We already changed our dates due to a similar aircraft swap out to a Fokker and A320 PER-BME-PER, losing $2000 in Broome resort forfeit fees, and Virgin swapping over planes all again, is of course highly likely.

Praying it stays the same, any suggestions as to preferred seats, for a 2.45 hour flight that was assumed to be in Biz Class, which is why we booked ex SYD, and annoyingly the upgrades expire end June.

Row #1 appears to have no extra leg room, and row 12 appears to be the better Exit row, according to seatguru who do not say why. Any thoughts from members?

Older (now locked) threads on these, say the seat livery is now more mainline Virgin with head rests?

 

[Must...Fly!]

1 A/B/C has more leg room than D/E/F if I recall correctly. Would probably take 1 B/C if it were me.

 

[Astro]

1 A/B/C has more leg room than D/E/F if I recall correctly. Would probably take 1 B/C if it were me.

Same as JQ. 1C used to be the pick!

 

[ozstamps]

Thanks guys.

Does VARA charge more for exits and early rows, apart from Elites, or is it first in first served?

 

[Saab34]

losing $2000 in Broome resort forfeit fees,

 

[Must...Fly!]

Thanks guys.

Does VARA charge more for exits and early rows, apart from Elites, or is it first in first served?

I *think* only the rows 11/12 (or 12/13, can't remember) are designated as economy x

 

[ozstamps]

Thanks - row #1 must not be much chop if it is not designated a premium Economy X seat?

Glen

 

[Bagpuss]

As per other comments and from memory, row 1 (even though not marked) and row 11 /12.

( Our fleet - flying with us | Virgin Australia ) has economy x marked.

 

[ozstamps]

Seems like only rows 11 and 12 on the A320s are designated 'Economy X' seats, so opted for 12 D/F, as reports are 11 is preferable to 12 .. no idea why. Maybe 11 does not recline? One of the Virgin mainline exits used to have that issue as I recall?

 

[Inlander]

Virgin very kindly swapped our nicely upgraded 737 seats, BME-PER June 27 for an A320.

PER-BME is still allegedly a 737.

We already changed our dates due to a similar aircraft swap out to a Fokker and A320 PER-BME-PER, losing $2000 in Broome resort forfeit fees, and Virgin swapping over planes all again, is of course highly likely.

Praying it stays the same, any suggestions as to preferred seats, for a 2.45 hour flight that was assumed to be in Biz Class, which is why we booked ex SYD, and annoyingly the upgrades expire end June.

Row #1 appears to have no extra leg room, and row 12 appears to be the better Exit row, according to seatguru who do not say why. Any thoughts from members?

Older (now locked) threads on these, say the seat livery is now more mainline Virgin with head rests?

Virgin tends to have better legroom on the A320 compared to Qantaslink A320 service. This is a good review of it:

 

[ozstamps]

After the flight update. Row 12 was fine, and it appeared to have more room than 11.

Totally clueless check in staffer at Broome put my partner, also a Plat, in Row 1A, and me in 12, for the 3 hour fight. Partner said that 1A was also was good for legroom.

Gate at Broome a nightmare .. never marked as being for the Virgin fight, showing QF all the time. No boarding calls of any kind from Virgin but QF did. Had an elderly panicky lady there who did not appear to have used the system before at console. Staff issues maybe, but a very unprofessional mess.

Asked her to issue boarding passes PER-SYD and she could not manage even that. No PER-SYD flights have posted yet into accounts.

PER lounge appears to close at 9.30pm .. unknown to us pax, booked on the midnight flight to SYD. Delayed an hour as well. The sign on the lounge door we too below says it remains open until last flight of the day is called. What a mess.

 

[Quickstatus]

Row 10 and 11 cannot recline because of emergency exits behind these rows

Therefore row 10 and 27 bad if recline is valuable to you
11 better than 10 because more legroom
12 best because legroom and able to recline

11 and 12 require passengers to be able bodied (including brain), to assist in evacuation