Multi achievement

BA001

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

British Airways’ Club World London City to New York flight (BA001)

British Airways’ Club World London City service was one of the coolest ways to cross the Atlantic in business class.

The airline had a specially configured Airbus A318 with just 32 business class seats:

  • The flight operated out of London City Airport, rather than out of London Heathrow
  • On the westbound sector, the flight stopped in Shannon, as that was necessary to refuel (London City has a short runway), though passengers also cleared US immigration there, meaning you landed in the US as a domestic passenger
  • On the eastbound sector, you flew nonstop

As you might expect, flying on a jet with at most 31 other passengers is pretty darn cool.

The flight operated with the prestigious flight numbers of BA001 and BA002, which in the past were flight numbers used by the Concorde.

During the second quarter financial presentation in 2021 IAG (the parent company of British Airways) announced that British Airways’ sole Airbus A318 would be exiting its fleet. This is also the only plane capable of operating the Club World London City service, so I think it’s also safe to assume that this service will be discontinued.

British Airways has since retired its sole Airbus A318, which also means that the Club World London City route has now been discontinued for good. This was a special flight, as it was operated by a plane with just 32 business class seats.

The pandemic was the nail in the coffin for this route, though in reality it sure seems to me like this route was at risk long before that. The relative advantages offered by this flight aren’t there in the same way they used to be.

You DO NOT have to use the Airbus A318 for this flight, you can use any aircraft you like just be careful at EGLC!

Criteria

In order to obtain this multi-achievement you must complete each of the following achievements.

Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
10DEC24 1646Z EINN KJFK Matt Hurst Airbus A318 (A318) -111 ft/m 2814 nm 07:25 View
06NOV24 1941Z EINN KJFK VAF155 Alberto Boeing 737-700 (B737) -191 ft/m 2706 nm 06:09 View
08OCT24 1856Z EINN KJFK Seasharks Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (B788) -201 ft/m 2747 nm 06:40 View
28SEP24 0727Z EINN KJFK JuanKapilot57 Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -311 ft/m 2739 nm 02:03 View
16SEP24 1636Z EINN KJFK Greekazoid Airbus A318 (A318) -181 ft/m 2725 nm 06:41 View
12SEP24 0454Z EINN KJFK RikkiDutch ToLissA321_V1p5 Alaska M -258 ft/m 2810 nm 07:26 View
05SEP24 2057Z EINN KJFK DNSFM Airbus A330-200 (A332) -132 ft/m 2729 nm 03:34 View
03SEP24 1351Z EINN KJFK J_Thananrat Boeing 747-8 (B748) -177 ft/m 2774 nm 06:20 View
19AUG24 1842Z EGLC EINN Ernest Maillet Boeing 737-800 (B738) -313 ft/m 387 nm 01:26 View
09AUG24 2249Z EINN KJFK Cocoa Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -839 ft/m 2877 nm 02:26 View
31JUL24 1449Z EINN KJFK Nexus 19 Boeing 747-400 (B744) -133 ft/m 2736 nm 06:25 View
31JUL24 1436Z EINN KJFK David Airbus A330-300 (A333) -207 ft/m 2954 nm 06:31 View
28JUL24 1625Z EINN KJFK VAF277 Aldo Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -5433 ft/m 2706 nm 02:50 View
27JUL24 2147Z EGLC EINN Lesco_Jones Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT) -27 ft/m 995 nm 02:54 View
23JUL24 1013Z EINN KJFK aldo63 Airbus A350-900 (A359) -172 ft/m 1824 nm 06:22 View
20JUL24 1835Z EINN KJFK Christian Sobieray Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -224 ft/m 2814 nm 07:03 View
19JUL24 1722Z EINN KJFK Blanche Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -122 ft/m 2720 nm 03:12 View
14JUL24 0104Z EGLC EINN Zaarrd Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -128 ft/m 383 nm 03:02 View
09JUN24 2135Z EINN KJFK Ryan R. van der Wal Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B789) -304 ft/m 2843 nm 04:30 View
03JUN24 1155Z EINN KJFK Martin Brown Avro RJ-100 Avroliner (RJ1H) -208 ft/m 2683 nm 01:59 View