OpenSkies

OpenSkies is the Premium airline owned by British Airways operating regular scheduled flights from Paris to New York.

NEWS UPDATE: OpenSkies to begin services from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to New York. First flight scheduled to leave Amsterdam on 15 October 2008. Book on line now by completing the "Look and Book" section of this page.

OpenSkies flights

The British Airways subsidiary, OpenSkies commenced operations in June 2008 with the first flight departing Paris Orly airport bound for New York’s JF Kennedy. This new airline has been created to take advantage of the EU and US open skies agreement and will operate with an 82 seater Boeing 757 aircraft with a three class set up-the usual configuration for this type of aircraft is in the region of 180 seats. The current layout allows for 24 business class, 24 premium economy and 30 economy seats. OpenSkies will take delivery of their second Boeing 757 in the coming months and by the end of 2009 the fleet will have grown to a total of six aircraft. Future deswtinations for the Premium service include Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Milan. Biz class features 24, 6 foot long flat beds, Prem plus has 28 seats with a recline of 140 degrees, thats more than comparable to other Transatlantic Premium Economy offerings, and 30 economy leather clad seats featuring 50 hours of personal audio and video entertainment.

OpenSkies Premium flights

Will this new BA venture succeed ?? Time will tell but we at Alternative Airlines believe it has the ingredients to make it’s mark in the current tough world of air travel and wish them luck. Why so ? Other so called Premium airlines have dropped of the scale as the quite simply ran out of cash. OpenSkies will be different, it quite simply has the backing of British Airways. The airline boldly proclaim that no matter which class you fly they are doing all possible to ensure that passenger comfort and premium service are all part of the experience. We shall see. Alternative Airlines are an appointed reservations and ticketing agent in the UK for Open Skies and British Airways. Bookings can be made on-line and, as we issue travel documents electronically, your booking is completed quickly and efficiently. Just complete the Look and Book section on this page.