Virgin Australia to Reconfigure 737 Fleet - Spend $110M

[twinaisle]

In the next two years All 737-800 Y/J seats will be reconfigured to the new seat prototype as seen on the 2 ex silk air and max aircraft.

The divider between J and Y will be removed to allow for another row of 6 seats, totalling 182 seats onboard.

A new sky divider will be installed.

All seats will have USB power once installed.

 

[AIRwin]

A new sky divider will be installed.

Less legroom in row 3?

 

[twinaisle]

Less legroom in row 3?

The new seats are slimline so you'd be closer to J but I would assume the legroom would still be sufficient for economy X

 

[MooTime]

In the next two years All 737-800 Y/J seats will be reconfigured to the new seat prototype as seen on the 2 ex silk air and max aircraft.

The divider between J and Y will be removed to allow for another row of 6 seats, totalling 182 seats onboard.

A new sky divider will be installed.

All seats will have USB power once installed.

Appreciate the update.

Sky divider, that seems a beaut idea, if not to the ground then bit of leg room still for row 3.

Still 3 rows of economy X I assume.

This'll get some discussion going. Can see the squashing them in like sardines line already.

 

[Harrison_133]

In the next two years All 737-800 Y/J seats will be reconfigured to the new seat prototype as seen on the 2 ex silk air and max aircraft.

All 737-800s — any idea if that includes the older aircraft still beating around from the Virgin Blue days?

Some of them are looking rather tired, and VOK/L/N/O are about to hit 20 years of service. Will be interesting to see how many years they squeeze out of them.

All seats will have USB power once installed.

This is definitely a positive move. Sky divider I’m less sold on.

 

[Saab34]

I assume the divider will be like Alaska.

Well the 737-10 is going to be seat heavy by the sounds of it.

 

[Digicola]

In the next two years All 737-800 Y/J seats will be reconfigured to the new seat prototype as seen on the 2 ex silk air and max aircraft.

The divider between J and Y will be removed to allow for another row of 6 seats, totalling 182 seats onboard.

A new sky divider will be installed.

All seats will have USB power once installed.

Sad the divider is going, its a rather classy way to separate business with the magnetic rope.
Any idea if wifi availability is going to get any better?

 

[HS-TQE]

Well if the older "owned" 738s from the legacy VB days (VOK/VOL/VON) along with the legacy 73Gs (VBY/VBZ) have had their value allegedly "written down to zero" (i.e. no longer mortgaged), I'd assume they'll want to squeeze the life out of the turning 20+ year old legacy VB 738s if they are included in the upcoming cabin refurbs.

 

[twinaisle]

All fleet will be aligned to have consistent seating which includes the VU/VO regos.

From the sounds of it the -700 fleet will also be aligned to have the same seating configuration. (I think they will remove J for the 2 legacy aircrafts)

All 737 fleet should have USB power, streaming and live wifi after fleet refurbishment is complete.

 

[MooTime]

I assume the divider will be like Alaska.

Well the 737-10 is going to be seat heavy by the sounds of it.

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Never assume anything. Remember cough U ......

 

[Human]

This is the minority view, I know, but I rather like the Qantas row 4 setup where you can still put your small bags underneath the (business) seats in front. That setup, along with some way to prevent economy passengers from strolling into the business cabin, would be perfect.

 

[twinaisle]

This is the minority view, I know, but I rather like the Qantas row 4 setup where you can still put your small bags underneath the (business) seats in front. That setup, along with some way to prevent economy passengers from strolling into the business cabin, would be perfect.

I think it will be very similar to that with this sky divider. Qantas already have them on their aircrafts. It shouldn't be too different unless they surprise us with a mesh or so curtain

Row 3 on the silk air ones right now can stow their bags under row 2 which helps for overhead locker space which is great.

Seating config for the 737-800, 737-8

8 J
24 XY
150YC

That means 1 of the remaining economy x rows will be lost which will see it 3,4,13,14.

Boeing 737-700 will have a total of 134 seats.

 

[AIRwin]

Boeing 737-700 will have a total of 134 seats.

Not 6 x 22 rows = 132?

 

[twinaisle]

Not 6 x 22 rows = 132?

It could be 126Y and 8J which makes it 134. We'll see regarding the -700 when more info is out.

 

[BRIS_VA_HAWK]

It could be 126Y and 8J which makes it 134. We'll see regarding the -700 when more info is out.

126 + 8 is actually 134...

 

[twinaisle]

126 + 8 is actually 134...

That's what I said in my original post. A 2 cabin layout.

 

[ThatMrBlake]

Virgin has now posted about this on Instagram

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[BRIS_VA_HAWK]

That's what I said in my original post. A 2 cabin layout.

Apologies...for some reason I saw 124 in your original post

 

[Harrison_133]

Official press release:

Virgin Australia unveils cabin of the future and $110 million fleet-wide aircraft upgrade

Thousands of Virgin Australia team members and their families will welcome the airline’s first Boeing 737-8 aircraft at its Brisbane Hangar today.

newsroom.virginaustralia.com

Confirms what Executive Traveller were reporting, 1 row of Economy X will be removed from the 737-800 fleet in favour of a standard Economy row.

It could be 126Y and 8J which makes it 134. We'll see regarding the -700 when more info is out.

This is correct. KLM 700s will have business class fitted.

 

[pauly7]

Official press release:

Virgin Australia unveils cabin of the future and $110 million fleet-wide aircraft upgrade

Thousands of Virgin Australia team members and their families will welcome the airline’s first Boeing 737-8 aircraft at its Brisbane Hangar today.

newsroom.virginaustralia.com

1 row of Economy X will be removed from the 737-800 fleet in favour of a standard Economy row.

A wise $ business decision given what economy X is doing.