This Sunday morning the first US plane arrived at Bilbao airport and in the afternoon he left the first course to the Big Apple. The Bilbao-Nueva York route has three tour flights a week with a prize around 700 euros.
The Direct air connection between Bilbao and New York Above summer by the hand of United Airlines. Basque institutions, economic agents and the Spanish government representative in the CAV attended the premiere of the new route, qualified as a “milestone for Euskadi” by them all.
The mayor of Bilbao, Juan Maria Aburto has stated that this new route is a “chance of internalization” of the country and hopes that the offer will be consolidated and can go beyond the summer.
The first flight, From Newark Airport He arrived to Loiu shortly before 11:00 and he left again from the Basque airport to the United States. Among the travelers, tourists and professionals who thanked to be able to travel in direct flight between Bilbao and New York, without making scales. The journey, in one Boeing 757-200, lasted 8 hours and 30 minutes.
After the premiere of this Sunday they are planned Three tour flights a week Between Bilbao Airport (LOIU) and Newark Airport during the summer. The departure is on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 12.30 pm and the return from the United States on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 9.15 pm.
In total they will be programmed 100 Travel until September 24With a total of 17,600 squares. Every plane has 176 seats16 in Bussiness, 42 in Economy Plus and 118 in economic class.
He Round Trip -Price around 700 euros And there are still free places.
The Director of the Bilbao Airport, Ivan Grande, The Sales Director of United Airlines Guido Araujo, The Delegate of the Marisol Garmendia Government, The Mayor of Bilbao Juan Maria Aburto, The Director of Tourism of the Diputación the Bizkaiaia Have celebrated the premiere of the route with a cake included that the route results and can be consolidated as an offer after 24 September.
Source: EITB

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