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OpenSkies takes to the skies
British Airways’ (London) new subsidiary, OpenSkies, launches its first flight today between Paris Orly airport and New York JFK airport. OpenSkies is the first airline created to take advantage of the Open Skies aviation agreement that allows airlines to fly between any destination in the EU and USA.
In a statement from British Airways’ chief executive, Willie Walsh, “This is an exciting new chapter in our history as, for the first time, we will be flying directly between continental Europe and the US. While the economic climate has worsened in recent months, we believe that OpenSkies can compete effectively. It has a low cost base and support from British Airways in key areas such as sales and marketing. This differentiates it from some new airlines that have failed recently which were operating in isolation without the backing of an established carrier.”
OpenSkies plans to be operating a second Boeing 757 later this year, and will have six aircraft by the end of 2009. The airline says it is looking at a number of other destinations in Europe including Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and Milan.
EDIT// Irgendwie habe ich mich im Thread geirrt. Eigendlich wollte ich das in meinem erstellten "Open Skies" Thread posten. Also den, der die Airline betrifft ...
Edith sagt : ich hoffe das ist der, den Du wolltest / Ubootwilli