The one-off flight from Heathrow on June 28 will coincide with WorldPride as it marks the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots.
Virgin Atlantic has released details of its “Pride flight” to be flown to New York by an all LGBTQ crew and pilots.
The one-off flight from Heathrow on June 28 will coincide with WorldPride as it marks the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots.
Entertainment on the eight-hour flight will include an on-board DJ, drag queen bingo, Judy Garland sing-along, inter-seat speed-dating and live performances, the Guardian reports.
“We’re not the type of company to mark an occasion like this half-heartedly: we’re going to be pulling out all the stops,” said Mark Anderson, executive vice-president of Virgin Atlantic and global LGBT lead for Virgin Group.
“We take our commitments to diversity and inclusion seriously, but you can rest assured we have a lot of fun along the way.”
The Stonewall riots sparked the mainstream gay rights movement, with the first gay pride marches taking place across the US the following year.