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Erik Lindbergh and VIPS Welcome Historic British Airways Flight
Christened 'The Spirit of San Diego'
SAN DIEGO, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- British Airways and the Port of San Diego today welcomed the inaugural aircraft christened the "The Spirit of San Diego" and toasted the start of nonstop Boeing B777 service from San Diego to London at an afternoon press conference. The new daily flight will be the first trans-Atlantic nonstop service in the history of San Diego and enable the city to better serve the region's growing demand for travel to Europe.
The service will be the fastest way to fly to Europe with a flight time of ten hours and 20 minutes as compared to 15 hours on other carriers. The direct flight will save five hours off of other airlines' one-stop scheduled services and will increase the onward connections to more than 63 cities upon arrival in London.
"This new service will expand San Diego's existing passenger base to the UK from the entire San Diego region and beyond, including Orange County, the Palm Springs Area, and south of the border," said David Erich, Senior Vice...