Row 9 is the pick on this 100-seat jet: the only exit row, with Economy X extra legroom. Seats below are rated on legroom, recline, window view and how close they sit to the galleys and lavatories.
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Economy X 16 · Preferred Seating 8 · standard Economy 68
Avoid 4A and 4F (no usable window view), row 8 (seat may not fully recline), 25A (near lavatory), 25C, 25D and 25F (near galley), 26A and 26C (immediately adjacent to lavatory) and 26D and 26F (last row with no recline).
Economy X is Virgin's extra-legroom product: 16 seats in rows 4, 5, 6 and 9. Preferred Seating covers rows 7 and 8. Economy X pitch is about 32 inches at row 5 and about 33 at row 6. Rows 4 and 9 are not confirmed. Virgin quotes 34 to 39 inches for Economy X across its fleet, not for this aircraft. Business has in-seat AC power and USB-C charging at all eight seats. Economy has USB-C charging at all 92 seats.
Row 9 is the pick. It is the only exit row, with Economy X legroom. Rows 4 to 6 are the same Economy X product if you would rather not take an exit row. At 5A, 5F, 6A and 6F the window sits behind the seat, but the extra legroom outweighs it and SeatMap rates them Best.
Row 8 sits ahead of the exit, so recline is limited. Skip it if you plan to sleep. Seats in rows 25 and 26 are rated Avoid, with the rear galley and lavatory behind row 26. Seat 25A has no extra legroom to offset its restricted window view.
Economy X is Virgin's label for extra legroom. On this E190-E2 it covers A, C, D and F in rows 4, 5, 6 and 9, 16 seats in all. Row 9 is the only exit row.
Rows 7 and 8 are Preferred Seating. Give row 8 a miss if recline matters. The exit behind it limits how far the seat goes back.
Row 9 is the only exit row and is part of Economy X.
About 32 inches at row 5 and about 33 at row 6. Rows 4 and 9 are not confirmed on this aircraft. Virgin's 34 to 39 inch figure is fleet-wide.
No. The window sits behind each of these seats, but the extra legroom offsets that drawback. SeatMap rates all four as Best.
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