Virgin Atlantic’s Dreamliner heading to Boston
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Virgin Atlantic has announced it will fly its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Heathrow to Boston.
Flights onboard the new aircraft will start on 28 October and fly xix times a week. It will be called ‘Birthday Girl’ to commemorate the airline’s 30th anniversary this year.
It’s been three decades since the carrier first operated flights from Heathrow to New York Newark on 22 June 1984.
Following the Boston route the airline’s following Dreamliner deliveries will be used on flights from Heathrow to Washington from December five times a week and to Newark from January 2015 five times a week. The Dreamliner will also be used on daily flights from Heathrow to New York JFK from February 2015.
“We are looking forward to welcoming this aircraft to our fleet. For the last 30 years we’ve been proudly serving and delighting our customers and we know the Dreamliner will set us the bar to take that even further, bringing with it new innovations and a cutting edge product for them to enjoy,” said Craig Kreeger, chief executive of Virgin Atlantic. “The 787-9 will represent over half of our fleet by 2018 which demonstrates our commitment to the Dreamliner as the centrepiece of our future fleet. We are looking forward to the next 30 years.”
The airline will be the first in Europe to have the new Dreamliner model, which will initially be fitted with 31 Upper Class seats; 35 in premium economy and 198 in economy. All passengers will have access to WiFi, with the upper and premium cabins including new design features and the Wander Wall.
There’s no news on how the cabins will look yet but all will be revealed soon. Tickets for the Boston Dreamliner route will start on Thursday (26 June).
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