Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Commuting in from the furthest reaches of Paris into Orly only takes an hour or so, but make sure you schedule extra time to go through security twice (once at the gate) and immigration. Nine o'clock in the morning at Orly is a pretty busy time, so expect to wade through some traffic once you get into the terminal. Unfortunately, there isn't a dedicated security line for first class passengers, so ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Open Skies: Return trip logistics
Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Commuting in from the furthest reaches of Paris into Orly only takes an hour or so, but make sure you schedule extra time to go through security twice (once at the gate) and immigration. Nine o'clock in the morning at Orly is a pretty busy time, so expect to wade through some traffic once you get into the terminal. Unfortunately, there isn't a dedicated security line for first class passengers, so ...Open Skies: The final word
Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:00AM: So why book a ticket on Open Skies? The New York to Paris hop is already stuffed with routes (Air France has six), competition is high and prices should be reasonable across the board. For me, what sets Open Skies apart from the competition distills down to one ratio: quality vs cost. For the extra one or two hundred dollars over the competition to fly in Economy, passengers can enjoy a smaller ...Gadling flies Open Skies
Jul 8th, 2008 at 9:00AM: I feel small in these seats, a feeling that I am unaccustomed to when flying overseas. Christopher stops by to see if I'm okay because I'm shifting around awkwardly. I send him off with a cheerful wave and adjust my duvet for the tenth time. How did I get here? Open Skies is a new airline spawned from British Airways and the open skies agreement. Their service, kicked off on June 19th between New ...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 ...
