'Tracing the transatlantic' charter trip honors the avgeek legacy of Pan Am
'Tracing the transatlantic' charter trip honors the avgeek legacy of Pan Am
The storied Pan American World Airways – better known as Pan Am – is taking flight once again this summer as a commemorative trip departs from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Tuesday.
A special "tracing the transatlantic" package vacation using a chartered Boeing 757 in Pan Am colors will visit sites that are significant to the brand and closely follow its original "flying boat" transatlantic route through June 28.
CEO of Pan American World Airways and owner of Pan Am Brands Craig Carter said in a statement:
Since 1927, Pan Am has left an indelible mark on the world. From humble beginnings as the first commercial carrier for the U.S. Air Mail, Pan Am's founder Juan T. Trippe went on to create a vast aviation empire across the globe, literally bringing the world closer together one flight at a time. ... This journey, tracing both the original Pan Am Southern Transatlantic Route between New York and Marseilles and the Northern Transatlantic route between London and New York, has been painstakingly designed to honor the unmatched legacy of Pan Am in the most respectful way.
The tour group passengers each paid $59,950 per person for a seat on the all-business jet and hotel accommodations throughout the trip.
Travelers on the tour will stop in Bermuda, Lisbon, Marseille, London and Shannon before returning to New York. The original Pan Am southerly transatlantic route, which departed from Port Washington, New York, stopped in the Azores, Lisbon and Marseille.
Among the sites passengers will get to see is a full-scale replica of a Pan Am Boeing 314 Flying Boat in Foynes, Ireland.
Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. He is based in New York and you can reach him at zwichter@usatoday.com.
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