Mon, May 19, 2008
Approves First Carrier To Take Advantage Of Open Skies
Agreement
On Monday, British Airways' new business-class transatlantic
airline, OpenSkies, received approval from the US Department of
Transportation to begin operations. The new airline will offer
flights between Paris' Orly Airport and New York's JFK Airport
starting in June.
"We are delighted to receive approval for take-off and sincerely
appreciate the DOT's efficiency and careful consideration in
reviewing our application," said Dale Moss, Managing Director of
OpenSkies. "As the first airline to be created as a result of the
Open Skies agreement, this is a huge step forward as we work to
make history and set a new industry standard across the Atlantic.
We look forward to bringing travelers an intimate, personalized and
premium travel experience between Paris and New York starting in
just a few weeks."
The Department of Transportation also approved OpenSkies'
codeshare arrangement with French airline L'Avion. L'Avion's code
will be placed on OpenSkies' flights between Orly and JFK. "We are
extremely pleased and gratified by the DOT's quick review of our
application for a codeshare arrangement with L'Avion," Moss
added.
Formal approval by the DOT enables OpenSkies to start selling
tickets for its services. The company will start taking bookings
next week, via its website or by phone.
OpenSkies will initially operate one Boeing 757, outfitted with
82 seats in three business-traveler-minded classes. A second Boeing
757 is scheduled to join OpenSkies later this year from the British
Airways fleet and it is planned that there will be six OpenSkies
aircraft in total by the end of 2009.
OpenSkies plans to service additional routes from European
cities including Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and Milan to New
York.
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