BA hail successful trial of London City – New York flights
11.09.09
British Airways carried out the first trial of its all-business-class service between London City and New York JFK yesterday,the Times reports. The airline recently took delivery of the first Airbus A318 plane in its fleet, which has been fitted with just 32 business class seats, and will launch the service on September 29.
A BA spokesman told the newspaper: ‘Members of the British Airways team responsible for delivery of the new service were travelling onboard the flight to ensure it meets the exacting expectations of our customers when it goes into service’.
‘The OnAir in-flight miniature cell network and satellite link, which allows customers to use their mobile phones, BlackBerry-type devices or laptops via a dongle to connect in-flight was also successfully trialled.’ The airline’s official Twitter presence in the UK, tweeted: ‘Now in air, en route to JFK. The OnAir services are working well.’
Because of take-off weight restrictions at London City, the service will stop at Shannon in Ireland on the westbound leg to take on extra fuel, and the passengers will use the time to pre-clear US immigration and customs. This process took 34 minutes, according to BA’s Twitter feed. Both the in- and outbound services arrived early, the airline said.
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