Evelop to fly London Gatwick to New York for British Airways – without fully flat business class
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Whilst British Airways continues to struggle with engine issues on its Boeing 787 fleet, it has chartered an A330 from Spanish airline Evelop to operate the Gatwick to New York flight.
It will cover flights between 27th October and 12th January.
It appears to be an ex-Singapore Airlines regional aircraft. This aircraft does NOT have flat beds in business class – they are the ‘slope at an angle to the floor’ variety, which most airlines got rid of years ago.
British Airways is allowing anyone booked onto this service to switch, free of charge, to any British Airways-operated service from New York to Heathrow. If you are on the day flight outbound then the 2 x 2 x 2 seating should be OK, especially if you are travelling with a partner and so don’t mind being directly next to someone.
If you are on the overnight return, I would be tempted to switch. If you are smart, of course, you will try to switch to an A350 (although none are currently scheduled on JFK) or Boeing 777 service with Club Suite!
There is a photo below so you can make up your own mind.
There is also no Premium Economy on this Evelop aircraft, so those passengers will need to move to a Heathrow service or accept a downgrade to Economy. Economy passengers can also switch to a BA service if they prefer.
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