Virgin upgrades first-class cabins

Richard Branson’s airline, Virgin Atlantic, is to spend £100m improving its first class cabins.

The changes, aimed at improving Virgin’s share of the business traveller market, include better seats, a futuristic bar and other cabin updates.

Travellers in first class – called upper class by Virgin – will have customised menus and new crockery.

The new look will be seen first on the carrier’s London-New York morning services and will be rolled out on all Virgin’s Heathrow airport flights over the next three years.