British Airways Flight 001, formerly of Concorde fame, just passed the one month mark as the moniker of the airline's new London City to New York-JFK all-business class service aboard two newly delivered Airbus A318 aircraft. The pair of 32-seat aircraft BA operates (G-EUNA & G-EUNB) can make the trip across the Atlantic to LCY non-stop and make one stop in Shannon, Ireland to fuel up and pre-clear the passengers through US customs. BA thinks they're really on to something here with the easy access to the London Financial District. The cabin is 32 MiniPod seats from B/E Aerospace with OnAir wireless connectivity.
Movie Monday returns after an extended hiatus with a three-part look inside Speedbird 001's new trans-atlantic service. CNN's Richard Quest takes us on board the flight across the pond with the smallest Airbus for his show, Business Traveller.
Mr. Quest says that the price of a round trip ticket is about $9,000, but a quick search on britishairways.com yielded a $4,500 price tag, which seems reasonable, even for a niche business class product.
Part Two and Three are after the jump. Enjoy!
Movie Monday returns after an extended hiatus with a three-part look inside Speedbird 001's new trans-atlantic service. CNN's Richard Quest takes us on board the flight across the pond with the smallest Airbus for his show, Business Traveller.
Mr. Quest says that the price of a round trip ticket is about $9,000, but a quick search on britishairways.com yielded a $4,500 price tag, which seems reasonable, even for a niche business class product.
Part Two and Three are after the jump. Enjoy!
on November 2, 2009 6:58 AM | Reply
From a Concord to an A318?
That's pretty damn pathetic...
on November 2, 2009 7:38 PM | Reply
First time I've ever seen anything done by Richard Quest. Dang, he is ANNOYING.