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New York business class service to refuel in Shannon

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  • 18-08-2008 8:58pm
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    Foggy43
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    Shannon airport will be the re-fuelling stop for British Airways’ planned business-class only flights from London City to New York.

    During the stop at the west Ireland airport, customers will benefit from a special arrangement that will allow them to complete USA arrivals checks, meaning they will by-pass the normal arrivals checks when they land in New York and speed straight through the airport.

    On the ground, customers will be able to arrive at the airport up to 15 minutes before departure.

    In January BA announced plans to launch twice-daily business class flights between London City and New York. The new service is expected to launch in autumn 2009. Eastbound flights will be non-stop.

    Flights will be operated by Airbus 318 aircraft, the largest aircraft that can take-off and land at London City. The service – the only long haul flights to and from London City – will offer a one-cabin business class product with 32 seats.

    Commercial director Robert Boyle said: “Our planned business-class only service will be the most convenient way to travel between London and New York for those people based in or travelling to the heart of London.

    “Combined with our 10 flights per day service between Heathrow and New York and our new daily service from Gatwick, it means that BA customers will have the biggest choice of flights between the world’s two biggest business capitals.”

    Got this today from our bosses! Didn't even know we had ordered A318's


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    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Thanks for posting Sir, good news for EINN too.:)


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    Davidth88
    Registered Users Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Davidth88


    That's a great concept, proven by was it Silverlines and the other crowd from STN

    :-)

    Out of interest , to drop into SNN , go though INS there and then climb back out against a direct flight and wait in line at JFK , which is quicker ?


    Anyway lets hope it works , I wish them luck.


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    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    Davidth88 wrote: »
    That's a great concept, proven by was it Silverlines and the other crowd from STN

    :-)

    Out of interest , to drop into SNN , go though INS there and then climb back out against a direct flight and wait in line at JFK , which is quicker ?


    Anyway lets hope it works , I wish them luck.

    Silverjet i think you mean. They were doing business class only flights from Luton to Newark.

    They went caput in May this year.


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    wittymoniker
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭wittymoniker


    Davidth88 wrote: »
    That's a great concept, proven by was it Silverlines and the other crowd from STN

    :-)

    Out of interest , to drop into SNN , go though INS there and then climb back out against a direct flight and wait in line at JFK , which is quicker ?


    Anyway lets hope it works , I wish them luck.


    think the point is that they can't take enough fuel out of LCY so while they stop for juice, might as well get the immigration stuff done too.
    maxjet were the other crowd out of STN, didn't last long either.


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