With simultaneous parallel takeoffsáneos, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways celebrate the opening of borders USA for vaccinated travelers Europe and the world. Virgin press photo
At a historic eventórich and never seen before in London – Heathrow, of the aerolíneas synchronized the takeoff of the first two flights carrying vaccinated travelers from the United Kingdom to New York to the second.
British Airways Flight BA001, a núflight grouper previously booked for the Concorde, and Virgin Atlantic flight VS3, who operated in an airplaneón Airbus A350, took off from London Heathrow for New York JFK at 8.30 a.m. of Monday 8 of November.
Both flights became the first to operate to the United States after the flexibility.ón of the requirements of the United States for travelers vaccinated after 18 months of bans and heavy restrictions.
The reopening of the transatl travel corridoránticos más de 600 dísince the ban was introducedón to travel in USA provideá a significant boost for the aviation industryón, helpá to recoverón económica of both nations and restoreá vital business connections. The United States is the largest trading partnerás largest of the United Kingdom and aviationón contributes 23 million pounds sterling per día a la economyífrom the United Kingdom. On 2019, 22 millions of people traveled between the two países, With 900.000 tons of cargo.
The British Airways A350 flight was directly powered by a mixture of the 35% from aviation fuelón sustainable (PURE) provided by bp and made with used cooking oil. It is believed to be the first transatl flightácommercial aircraft that is operated with such a significant level of SAF fuel mixed with aviation fuelón traditional.
In this way, the impulse to reactivateón of the industry toérea world gives one of its más important and necessary steps, stimulating the economyíto the países and offering más connectivity options between different continents and destinations.
Finally, Virgin flight completedó on 7 hours and 58 seconds, while that of British in 7 hours with 8 minutes and 35 seconds longón.
