atco: vast has it about right, the VS Premium Economy has all of that. When I am in Y with VS, if the queue at PE is short or non-existant, I walk up and present my Flying Club card and state that I am in Y but may I possibly check in at PE? A smile is used and I make it a request not a demand. I have never been refused. For this, and other reasons (with which I have bored this forum in the past) VS is my first choice for long haul.