Openskies and L’Avion—bring the best together.

Date: July 14th, 2008
Author: Dale Moss

It’s been a busy couple of weeks, but I wanted to take a moment to talk about some exciting news: We’ve agreed to acquire L’Avion, the first French airline to offer all business class service at affordable prices.

I’m pleased to soon be working with Marc Rochet, CEO of L’Avion, and his airline’s entire team. They’ve instilled a sound business model, culture of excellence, and desire to provide a unique flying experience. Their traits match ours. And we already have a history with them with our codeshare agreement.

But what’s this mean to you? It means that L’Avion’s two 757s and its experienced crew will become part of the OpenSkies family. It means more of the OpenSkies experience and BA Executive Club privileges. It means more
flights, an expanded schedule, and an additional New York area destination—Newark International Airport.

It means that we’ll be able to combine the best of both airlines, adding even more opportunities to be innovative. It means providing you with a flying experience like no other.

The deal itself isn’t finalized yet. Once it is, though, we’ll have loads of work to do to join the premium parts of each airline. It definitely won’t all happen overnight! But I can say that all of us are excited about welcoming L’Avion to the OpenSkies family.

Check back soon for updates.

Dale