- April 30, 2019
New Boeing 787 10 by UNITED AIRLINES in Newark-Barcelona route
UNITED bets on Barcelona with its new Boeing Dreamliner 787 1000 des aircraft today, on its route from Barcelona to New York (Newark).
Today United Airlines has introduced the latest Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft in its direct service between Barcelona and its New York / Newark operations center, improving the on-board experience of passengers flying from Spain to USA UU United is the first airline to operate the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner from and to the Barcelona-El Prat airport.
United was the first North American airline to receive the 787-10 and is the first airline in the world to have the entire family of the 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10 Boeing Dreamliners in its fleet. United’s 787-10 has 44 United Polaris seats in Business Class, 21 United Premium Plus seats, 54 Economy Plus seats and 199 standard Economy seats.
“We are delighted to have the 787-10 Dreamliner in our direct service Barcelona-New York / Newark and we are confident that our customers in Spain will notice a great difference when they board this avant-garde aircraft, with our new United Polaris seats in Business class and United Premium Plus. The introduction of this new aircraft in our Barcelona-New York / Newark service reinforces our commitment to the Spanish market, “said Antonio de Toro, United’s Country Sales Manager in Spain. “Barcelona is one of the six transatlantic destinations that will be served with this new aircraft and we hope to offer our customers greater comfort on board our most advanced aircraft.”
Flight Schedule Barcelona – New York / Newark
From April 30 to October 26, 2019
UA121 BCN EWR 11:15 a.m. Daily 1:50 p.m. 787-10
UA120 EWR BCN 7:30 p.m. daily 9:00 a.m. +1 787-10
* Operated with a Boeing 767-300 or a Boeing 767-400 during the winter season
The new Boeing 787-10 already links Barcelona and New York directly. United Airlines has introduced in Barcelona (Spain) the new Dreamliner aircraft that will be used in five other long-haul routes: Paris, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt and Tel Avi.
It is an important day not only for United Airlines, but also for El Prat, which has the new Boeing model before the rest of Spanish airports thanks to the airline’s commitment to the Catalan market.
Next to a boarding gate in El Prat, Mr. Antonio De Toro has participated in a welcome ceremony to the new device to which the passengers themselves have joined. At 11.15 this Tuesday they flew from Barcelona to New York in the latest model of Boeing
United has been the first company to receive a modern aircraft that has more than 330 seats and is committed to energy efficiency and the environment. In this new plane you can enjoy 4 types of cabins. The most important class/cabin is POLARIS ( 44 seats/ 78 Pitch/Bed Length/open suits), PREMIUM PLUS (21 seats/38 Pitch), ECONOMY PLUS (54 seats/75 Pitch) and ECONOMY (199 seats/31 Pitch).
Source: BARDC-United / April 2019
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