Gallery: A peek at Virgin Australia’s new 737 design prototype

Eight new Business Class and 162 Economy seats have been fitted with the new horizontal rib design.

Business Class seats offer an extra recline of seven inches, which is up to 40% more than current Business Class seats, as well as a customizable leg and footrests.

Business Class seats offer a selection of recline positions.

Along with enhanced seating features, the airline has fitted the prototype cabin with self-deployable, non-slip cocktail tables, as well as movable tray tables with in-built device holders – assisting in maximizing space and usability during meal service.

Business class also offers additional in-seat storage cubbies for personal items, including a high-powered USB charging port.

Business class passengers have in-seat storage cubbies.

Economy X and Economy classes

Virgin Australia’s Economy cabin seating features a seatback device holder, which accommodates everything from a small smartphone to a larger tablet.

Another noticeable feature in Economy is the upper safety card and menu stowage, freeing up seat pocket space for the safekeeping of personal belongings.

Guests who upgrade to Economy X will have 40% extra legroom.

Business class. Virgin Australia group chief customer and digital officer Paul Jones said the new interior added to a long list of customer enhancements the airline has rolled out since relaunching almost 12 months ago. “We’re looking forward to seeing how the new design will influence our fleet moving forward as we continue to expand our fleet and network as the market recovers.”