The newest casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip has just added a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft to its transportation fleet. Resorts World Las Vegas’ (RWLV) 262-seat commercial-grade jet, with a range of 8,200 nautical miles, joins a Bombardier Express XRS jet, which accommodates 12 passengers, reported Pax International News.
RWLV is owned and operated by Genting Group. It bought the Dreamliner from Crystal Luxury Aircraft Holdings, a Genting wholly-owned subsidiary.
In a statement, Resorts World said the airliner’s long range allows “for non-stop routes from Las Vegas to Asia, Europe and Latin America,” allowing the casino’s sales staff to promote the integrated resort to large groups considering conventions in Las Vegas.
The purchase also “opens up new opportunities for the resort’s potential and existing luxury customers, as well as large groups and premium mass segments seeking easy and exclusive travel options, offering an amenity not currently available in the marketplace,” the statement declared.
“This new addition also provides Resorts World Las Vegas the unique opportunity to explore innovative charter services outside the resort’s primary hospitality function through its sales and convention teams,” said a statement from the company.
It called the plane “an alternative option for large corporate and leisure groups to fly privately to and from international destinations and key metropolitan cities.”
Numerous casinos in Las Vegas and in other major gaming markets offer private jet service for high rollers. But the jets are typically smaller aircraft, similar to Resorts World’s Bombardier, reported Pax.
Las Vegas Sands has one of the best-known air fleets in the area. The casino company, which will be without a casino in its namesake city once its divestment of The Venetian and Palazzo is completed in the coming weeks, has eight aircraft.
The company’s larger airliners, however, are leased from a private equity firm and exclusively used for corporate affairs.
