A luxury airliner? G-VIIL is a Boeing 777-200ER belonging to British Airways that has seating for just 226 passengers. Of those, just 124 are in economy class. The most dense version of a B772 in the fleet has room for 336 sardines. We photographed this aircraft on July 14, 2019 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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G-VIIL
G-VIIL took its first flight on February 28, 1998 and was delivered to British Airways on March 13, 1998. The Boeing 777-236ER is configured for 226 passengers. There are 14 seats in first class, 48 in business class, 40 in premium economy and 124 economy class seats.
This is one of 43 Boeing 777-200ER models currently in the main fleet of this airline. As mentioned, this particular B772 has the least dense configuration. The airline has two other seating plans with room for 275 and 336 passengers.
On January 24, 2012, G-VIIL was flying from London Heathrow to Chicago, Illinois. Cruising over the Atlantic Ocean at 36,000 feet, about 400 miles west of Ireland, smoke was detected in the cabin. The airplane was diverted to Shannon, Ireland for a safe landing. The issue was believed to be an air conditioning re-circulation fan that had not been switched on. Regardless, an alternate B772 (G-YMMN) was brought in to continue the flight.
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Boeing 777-200ER
The ‘extended range’ version of the Boeing 777-200, the Boeing 777-200ER has a flight range of 13,080 kilometres. This is 3,400 KM more than the base -200 but nearly 3,000 KM less than the Boeing 777-200LR version.
The aircraft is 64 metres or 209 feet in length with a wingspan of 61 metres or 200 feet. At the tail, the airplane stands 19 metres or 61 feet in height. This variant was first introduced in 1997 with British Airways as the launch customer.
British Airways
British Airways was created in 1974 with the merging of four airlines: British Overseas Airways, British European Airways, Cambrian Airways and Northeast Airlines. In 2011, British Airways merged with Iberia. The airline is headquartered in Waterside, Harmondsworth, England and is a founding member of the Oneworld Alliance.
The airline has more than 275 aircraft flying to over 180 destinations around the world. Leading the fleet are 12 Airbus A380-800 aircraft and over 30 Boeing 747-400 models. The most numerous in the fleet is currently the Airbus A320-200.