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With simultaneous parallel takeoffs, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways celebrate the opening of borders USA for vaccinated travelers Europe and the world. Virgin press photo
In a historical event and never before seen in London – Heathrow, two airlines 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 flight number previously booked for the Concorde, and Virgin Atlantic flight VS3, who operated on an airplane 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 relaxation of the requirements of the United States for travelers vaccinated after 18 months of bans and heavy restrictions.
The reopening of the transatlantic travel corridor over 600 days since the travel ban was introduced in USA will provide a significant boost to the aviation industry, will help the economic recovery of both nations and reestablish vital business connections. The United States is the United Kingdom's largest trading partner and aviation contributes 23 million pounds sterling per day to the UK economy. On 2019, 22 million people traveled between the two countries, With 900.000 tons of cargo.
The British Airways A350 flight was directly powered by a mixture of the 35% from sustainable aviation fuel (PURE) provided by bp and made with used cooking oil. It is believed to be the first commercial transatlantic flight to be operated on such a significant level of SAF fuel mixed with jet fuel traditional.
In this way, the impulse to reactivation of the airline industry world takes one of its most important and necessary steps, stimulating the economy of the countries and offering more connectivity options between the different continents and destinations.
Finally, the Virgin flight was completed in 7 hours and 58 seconds, while that of British in 7 hours with 8 minutes and 35 seconds long.
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