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Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9s to launch on the London-Boston route

23/06/2014 by Kevincm

As we’re back up and running, let’s get back to the news that you can use.

Virgin Atlantic have celebrated 30 years in the air this weekend – when they first took on British Airways and other airline with their launch service between London Gatwick and Newark International Airport

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The Branson family on the VS001 inaugural between London Gatwick and Newark, New Jersey. Image, Virgin Atlantic

Times do change – as does Virgin Atlantic’s fleet which will be welcoming a new plane to the family – the Boeing 787-9.

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Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, Rendering Virgin Atlantic

The first destination of these new airplanes will be to the city of Boston, MA (as opposed to Boston, United Kingdom) six times a week.

Additional destinations will take the 787-9 to further destinations in the USA including New York-JFK, Newark and Washington DC-IAD

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Virgin Atlantic will configure their Boeing 787-9s in a three class cabin – made up of:

  • 31 Upper Class
  • 35 Premium Economy
  • 198 Economy seats.

Whilst London to Boston isn’t that ground breaking in terms of routes – it being one of the shortest USA to Europe routes – it does give a chance for the airline to get used to the class of aircraft as it ponders long haul uses of these new birds.

 

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Boston Logan, London Heathrow, Virgin Atlantic

Comments

  1. Sam says

    23/06/2014 at 6:20 pm

    Do you know if they are replacing the current aircraft out of BOS or adding it to the schedule. Now there is one flight out. Will there be two now?

    • Kevincm says

      23/06/2014 at 6:22 pm

      I’m waiting on the schedule. It looks like VS11/12 still when I looked earlier with A330s…

      When I get more news and timings, I’ll share them.

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