Full text review here: https://www.businesstraveller.com/tried-and-tested/flight-review-virgin-atlantic-a330neo-premium-economy-london-new-york/

– [Presenter] This is a review of Virgin Atlantic's A330neo aircraft, in Premium Economy from London Heathrow to New York JFK. Virgin is currently the only UK airline to use the Neo option, which offers an 11% improvement in fuel efficiency over the A330-300s. Boarding went fairly smoothly. The overhead bins were actually quite roomy with enough room for a carry-on, handbag and jacket, and other passenger items, so no issues with fighting for luggage space. We had the safety demonstration with a short video, and I appreciated that Virgin had featured a female captain in their in-flight safety cartoon demonstration. The Premium Economy cabin therefore has 46 seats configured in a 2, 3, 2 layout. I was seated in seat 21A, a window seat at the front of the cabin, which benefits from extra legroom. The look of the seats is quite premium with maroon faux leather upholstery, but there are flashes of the brand's cherry red color in the stitching, which was a nice touch. The artificial leather material is about 1.5 kilograms lighter per double seat. It also saves about 3,000 cows across the fleet, so that's a nice sustainable element. Overall the seat was roomy and comfortable. Dimensions-wise, it's 18.5 inches wide, which is about half an inch wider than Economy, and up to 38 inches in pitch, compared to 31 inches in Economy. And again, sitting at the front of the cabin means you get some extra legroom, and although there's no TV in front of you, which we'll get to in a moment. Although there is a headphone jack on the side of the seat and a small storage pocket for headphones or a book, or a magazine, and a USB port, although these are not particularly easy to access, there are also buttons that allow you to control your personal reading light, activate the flight attendant call button and power socket, and there are also buttons to adjust your seating position with three main functions: recline, extend the legrest and unlock the footrest, which you still have to do manually. The wireless charging port is a very cool feature available in Premium and Upper Class. It worked immediately after takeoff and really worked. It wasn't the fastest, but it worked consistently. The only problem is that there's only really enough room for one phone, and so if you're sharing space with a stranger it can be a bit tricky to decide whose turn it is to charge, although there are other sockets available . So the tray table is very well designed. It's easy to get in and out. There's a sort of one-push mechanism that allows you to easily pop it out, then it folds over smoothly and can be adjusted as you push it further or closer to you. It's a pretty good size too. I was able to place my laptop on it and work quite comfortably. It wasn't the sturdiest, but it did the trick and it was easy to take out and put away, which was the most important thing. One problem with the seat at the front of the cabin is that it is very close to the galley and bathroom. There was a lot of crew and passenger traffic during the flight, and you could hear everything that was going on. It was just a bit disturbing. However, there were snacks in the galley if you felt like having them during the flight. So there is a pillow and a blanket in the chair upon arrival. The pillow was extremely basic with some sort of thin mesh material that wasn't very attractive. The fleece blanket was a little more luxurious in a kind of rich purple, although I don't know why it wasn't bright red, but it was soft and warm so that was nice. But because this was a day flight, there were no amenity packages provided. So you also get a fairly basic set of headphones, wrapped in an envelope to collect change for charity, although you could easily mistake them for packaging and just rip them off. Additionally, sitting in the front seat meant there was no TV screen mounted on the wall or on the back of the seat. So these are only stored in the central division, and again, they're fairly easy to operate and pull up a bit and adjust. But these get in the way when you want to get out of your chair, which is a bit annoying. But the touchscreen worked effectively and there was a good selection of IFE options from Hollywood, Nollywood, Bollywood, Lollywood, and the IFE system is also Bluetooth compatible for connecting your own headphones. And there are TV shows and audio and gaming options too, and a pretty decent 13.3-inch touchscreen display. The menus were delivered before we left. There were three main course options including a chicken dish, shepherd's pie and a Thai green curry. And later there was an afternoon tea service. The drinks menu was a bit sparse. There were only two wine options, the French Sauvignon Blanc and the Argentinian Malbec, but there was a run

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