British Airways launches its all-business-class service between London City and New York JFK today. The service, which will be offered twice-daily by mid-October, will be operated on specially configured A318s with 32 lie-flat business class seats. The launch flights bear numbers formerly used for Concorde services, BA001 to BA004. “For the first time, New York has a tailor-made premium service to the London Canary Wharf area on its doorstep,” said BA Executive VP-Americas Simon Talling-Smith. The flights will feature OnAir inflight connectivity enabling passengers to use their mobile and smart phones to send and receive text messages and e-mails and for Internet access. Passengers departing LCY will be able to check in for a flight as late as 15 min. before departure. Westbound flights will stop for refueling at Shannon, where passengers will be able to clear customs and immigration before reaching New York.