Thursday, November 11, 2021
British Airways flight BA001 became the airline’s first flight to depart for the US as the country lifted restrictions imposed on British travellers for more than 18 months. The BA001, the flight number previously reserved for Concorde, departed Heathrow at 08:30 this morning in a synchronised take-off with Virgin Atlantic’s VS3 flight.
Both flights were bound for New York, JFK. The lifting of US restrictions after more than 600 days means that fully vaccinated Britons are now able to travel freely between the two countries – something that has not happened since March 16th last year.
The changes have enabled British Airways to meaningfully re-start direct services to 17 US destinations. Dame Karen Pierce, UK ambassador to the United States said it is an incredibly exciting and meaningful day for the UK-US relationship. She mentioned that she is thrilled safe and sustainable travel can fully resume between the UK and the United States.
The airline is set to extend its services to 23 US airports this winter, with up to 246 flights a week, more than any other transatlantic carrier. Flights to New York will increase from five to eight per day in December.
There will also be double-daily services to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, Dallas, Miami and Toronto, as well as daily services to Philadelphia, Phoenix, Seattle, Atlanta, Denver, Houston and Vancouver. British Airways is operating 26 flights to the US today.
Tags: british airways, U.S.
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