British Airways: Introducing the ‘Son of Concorde’

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  09.30.09 | 4:42 PM ET

With BA’s luxury London-New York route launching this week—exactly forty years after the Concorde’s first flight—the Independent’s Simon Calder takes a closer look at the new service, and at the history of luxury and business class-only air travel.

Tags: Air Travel, Europe, England, London, North America, United States, New York, New York City, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Ottawa, Canada.


1 Comment for British Airways: Introducing the ‘Son of Concorde’

Susan 10.05.09 | 9:23 AM ET

This new plane looks quite spacious compared to the original Concorde.  They were actually pretty cramped for a supposedly “luxury” plane.  Have you seen inside one?  You can go inside the one that’s parked up at Manchester Airport.

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