It's my post in a loooong while. Something newto chew on.NEWS: British Airways efforts to start a subsidiary, Open Skies, are getting off the ground. The plane was received by the new upstart on March 24 and went into a hangar to be repainted. Lo and behold, on April 4, the new airplane got its winglets and title. The new airline has plans to launch service between New York and Paris, as well as other cities in Europe, using Boeing 757 aircraft that are going to be retired from British Airways fleet and replaced by newer Airbus fleet. It's still unknown which airport in New York the new carrier is going to serve.
The new fleet will feature a three classes of service: BIZ (OS's business class), PREM+ (premium economy) and ECON (economy) , in total of about 80 seats, instead of the usual 180.
OPINION:The new airline is certainly a follower of EOS and Silverjet, but is also introducing a new concept into the mix: introducing the BA brand outside of the UK. The new service certainly aims at the passengers who usually transfer through Heathrow on their way to Europe, most of them premium passengers. It remains to be seen, however, if this airline will or won't succeed. The airline said it has obtained slots for Paris, but no information is available for its New York point or origin - where it's going to be based - New York's Kennedy or Newark airport.
More information: http://flyopenskies.com/
Photo credit: British Airways
