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Canada: British Airways to introduce 787 Dreamliner to Montreal

2014/10/17

British Airways today announced that from March 29, 2015, Montreal will be served by the airline’s new Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, marking the initial scheduled Dreamliner service between Montreal and London.

British Airways operates a daily service between the two cities and provides connections to additional than 130 cities beyond London. The initial Dreamliner received by British Airways made its inaugural flight to Toronto one year ago and last month Calgary became the second Canadian city to receive the majority modern aircraft in the airline’s new fleet.

The 787 offers customers a lot of benefits inclunding three cabin classes with comfortable seating and extensive entertainment options. With cabins pressurized at 2,000ft lower than other aircraft (6,000ft), customers will arrive at their destination feeling additional refreshed and less likely to experience jetlag. Its smooth ride technology, whisper-quiet cabin and mood lighting all help to lull travelers to sleep at night and to wake them gently in the morning.

The introduction of this innovative aircraft is part of the airline’s investment of additional than £5bn worldwide in new aircrafts, smarter cabins, elegant lounges and new technologies to make life additional comfortable in the air and on the ground.

Updated Cabins

The new aircraft accommodates 214 passengers: 35 in Club World (business class), 25 in World Traveller Plus (premium economy) and 154 in World Traveller (economy). The three newly designed cabins feature high quality materials, comfortable seats and increased bag storage. Customers in British Airways Club World cabin can take chance of wide, full-flat beds and Club Kitchen, a snack bar open throughout the flight.

The 787 as well has the major windows of any commercial airliner, offering customers views of the horizon from each seat. Instead of pull down blinds, each one has its own dimmer switch.

Enhanced Entertainment

British Airways’ 787 features the airline’s new Thales entertainment system. Each seat has a television screen and customers can choose from additional than 700 hours of content, inclunding 230 TV programs, 70 movies and 400 music albums and interactive games. Travelers can as well chat and play games with friends elsewhere on the aircraft using an in-seat chat system.

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