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

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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

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.

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

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.