Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Several people that I have spoken with have expressed concern that Open Skies doesn't fly into Charles De Gaulle, the main airport in Paris. Is Orly further out and harder to get to than CDG? No, it's not. It actually might be closer. To transfer in from ORY, you can use several options which I'll run through in order of risk/cost ratio – lowest risk, highest cost first. Parisian cabs can ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Open Skies: Transfer in from Orly
Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Several people that I have spoken with have expressed concern that Open Skies doesn't fly into Charles De Gaulle, the main airport in Paris. Is Orly further out and harder to get to than CDG? No, it's not. It actually might be closer. To transfer in from ORY, you can use several options which I'll run through in order of risk/cost ratio – lowest risk, highest cost first. Parisian cabs can ...Open Skies: In flight Biz
Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:00AM: The first thing that you notice when you reach the Biz seats is that all window seats face aft. Seats are laid out in a head-to-toe orientation so that they fit comfortably together and so that you can compartmentalize your seat easier. I chose a window because I like watching as the aircraft ascends out of New York City and because I don't like the aisle traffic. While your seat has to be in an ...Open Skies: In flight Prem +
Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:00AM: What you are paying for in Prem + is for comfort and leg room. The biggest difference between the Economy and Prem + cabins is the sheer volume of space alloted to each passenger. Seats in Prem + are much more pleasant at 20" wide with a 140 degree recline and a 52" seat pitch, resulting in four seats per row instead of six. A generous armrest containing two brackets for your IFE system is between ...Open Skies: In flight Economy
Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Looking at the economy configuration, you don't immediately see many differences between the Open Skies product and any other transoceanic carrier. But a closer look at the product reveals the perks. Seats are new, all-leather and surprisingly comfortable. With only about thirty seats in the cabin, there is a quieter, personal feel in the area, which means that if the baby three rows ahead of you ...Open Skies: Online check in
Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Twenty four hours before departure, I got an email from Open Skies telling me that online check-in was open. I took a quick gander over to the website, plugged in my confirmation number and last name then clicked "Manage my booking". In turn, the site asked for my passport information then took me to the seat selection website. This is where things got a little tricky. Things may have been ...Open Skies: Planning, booking and the concierge service
Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Since Open Skies only operates one aircraft and flies one route, planning your itinerary is fairly easy. You're going to be leaving from JFK at 5:30PM and returning from Orly at 10:55 AM. With the recent acquisition of L'avion, the airline plans to increase the frequency of those routes, but for now you only have one option in each direction.
Purchasing a ticket on Open Skies is remarkably easy, ...British Airways buys L'avion, transatlantic business class market successfully monopolized
Jul 2nd, 2008 at 1:30PM: British Airways just announced that it was buying L'avion, the struggling business-class-only carrier that has recently been operating flights between New York's JFK airport and Paris's Orly. We here at Gadling have been speculating on the future of the small, proud airline recently. Considering the price of fuel and the trouble that niche, business-class-only carriers have had in the recent ...Open Skies airlines gives free companion fares through summer
Jun 20th, 2008 at 1:00PM: By this point you've probably heard the buzz about Open Skies airlines, British Airways' new daughter airline that is flying a new business-class-only type of service between New York City and Paris. They just started operating yesterday and are slowly starting to build their reputation and customer base. Outside of the internet and this blog though, most people are out in the ether. I've ...Theories on Openskies and the business class market
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Jun 12th, 2008 at 11:00AM: Blogger Grant and the Crankyflier were recently chewing the fat about OpenSkies airlines, the new business-class-only niche carrier that's opening up service between New York and Paris later this month. We both considered invitations on the inaugural flight coming up on June 20 but unfortunately couldn't accept due to previous (and bureaucratic) obligations. I also noticed that the new carrier is ...OpenSkies airlines set to take flight June 19th
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May 23rd, 2008 at 12:00PM: With availability in the transatlantic sector starting to open up, airlines are starting to take advantage of new slots and flexibility across the pond. OpenSkies, British Airways' new niche airline, plans to do just that. Named after the oft mentioned OpenSkies agreement put into place between the US and European Union earlier this year, the airline of the same moniker plans to offer a new, ...It's time to stop waving the Open Skies banner
Apr 3rd, 2008 at 2:45PM: Listen up bloggers and analysts: it's time to stop chanting the "Open Skies" mantra and telling Americans that they're going to find a ton of budget fares to Europe. It's not going to happen immediately and there will not be a huge stampede to buy bargain basement fares this month. I keep reading and hearing journalist's shallow reports about how increased demand with the Open Skies Agreement ...Another high-end Atlantic airliner
Jan 16th, 2008 at 3:00PM: We've already written about two high-profile and high-end airlines, Silverjet and EOS, that promise spacious seats (that morph into beds) and an end to those coach class ghettos. It seems the big boys want a piece of the pie. Starting in June, British Airways will start running flights from New York to various European cities under the subsidiary "OpenSkies," their new premium-level airline. ...Open skies agreement starts to bear fruit: Delta/KLM/Air France routes to open
Oct 18th, 2007 at 11:00AM: Much of the hullabaloo about the Open Skies Agreement between the United States and the EU died down after consumers realized that prices won't be drastically affected. Despite speculation that 10£ transatlantic tickets were on the horizon, marketing and the low-cost-carrier airline network have a long way to go before we see anything like that. Another benefit to the OSA though is the ...
