OpenSkies (a trading name of Elysair) is a subsidiary airline of British Airways that began operations in June 2008. Originally OpenSkies was operated by BA European Limited but in April 2009 the name was transferred to Elysair (which had operated as L'Avion). It is a full-service carrier and offers business class only cabins on board its aircraft. It is headquartered in Wissous, France.
The airline currently flies to Paris-Orly Airport and John ...
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OpenSkies (a trading name of Elysair) is a subsidiary airline of British Airways that began operations in June 2008. Originally OpenSkies was operated by BA European Limited but in April 2009 the name was transferred to Elysair (which had operated as L'Avion). It is a full-service carrier and offers business class only cabins on board its aircraft. It is headquartered in Wissous, France.
The airline currently flies to Paris-Orly Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport in the United States. Future possible routes for the airline include Dublin, Frankfurt, Madrid, Brussels, Rome, and Milan. The Amsterdam-JFK route was dropped in August 2009 due to weak customer demand.
"Project Lauren" was the code-name for OpenSkies when it was first planned by British Airways (BA). British Airways wanted to reduce the over-dependence on their Heathrow Airport hub by flying between the United States and cities in continental Europe. The bypass was only...
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