Virgin Atlantic’s first Boeing 787 aircraft, Birthday Girl, takes to the skies today – flying from London to Atlanta on a special celebration flight.
Guests on board the Dreamliner include BRIT Award-winning four-piece Rudimental and hit-makers Gorgon City. The two London based bands will perform the first ever gig to be live streamed from over the Atlantic Ocean to the world.
Also on board is TV chef Lorraine Pascale. Best known for her hit TV series and recipe books, Lorraine has been working with the airline to create signature dishes for Upper Class passengers along with a variety of children’s meals to be served throughout every cabin.
Birthday Girl will start her first commercial flight on October 28 to Boston. Other Dreamliners will be deployed on other key London to US East Coast market initially, with subsequent services between Heathrow and Washington, Heathrow and Newark and Heathrow and New York JFK scheduled to start in the following five months.
