Summary The iconic BA all-business flight between New York and London was operated on the Airbus A318, termed 'babybus'. Passengers arrived in the US as domestic passengers due to a refueling stop at Shannon Airport, which houses a US preclearance facility. While Virgin Atlantic's plans for all-business flights from Europe to the US fell through, Airbus A220 may step in to fill the void.
British Airways , the flag carrier of the UK, has operated some unforgettable flights in the world, ranging from the operations of the supersonic Concorde to its iconic Airbus A380s . Amid the global aviation shutdown during the pandemic, one of BA's other iconic flights stopped. This was an all-business flight between New York and London.
In this article, we will look at five fun facts about this flight. 5 Operated on British Airways' smallest mainstream aircraft Both aircraft are no longer a part of BA's fleet British Airways chose the Airbus A318 for the all-business flights between London and New York. The flights have been endearingly called ‘babybus’, as they were operated by the smallest aircraft in the British Airways fleet - the Airbus A318.
Simple Flying reviewed the flight : " All 32 of the business class seats are forward facing in a 2-2 layout. Each of these seats becomes a lie-flat bed meaning that every passenger can get a good nights sleep. The seats each have a width of 20 inches, with a pitch of 73 inches.
This allows for the beds to have a length of 72 inches." This fli.