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Watch: BA and Virgin Atlantic’s dual take-off to New York

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic put aside their long-standing rivalry today to stage a dual take-off from Heathrow to celebrate the reopening of the US border.

British Airways flight BA001, a flight number previously reserved for Concorde, and Virgin Atlantic flight VS3, departed Heathrow for New York JFK at 08.30.

The carriers said their first-ever synchronised take-off recognised their joint campaigning efforts on the restart of UK-US travel after more than 600 days.

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