May 22, 2008

OpenSkies' new premium JFK-Orly tickets now on sale

Tickets are on sale as of today for OpenSkies, the new premium-class British Airways spin-off, with flights between JFK and Paris' Orly Airport with a launch-deal of $720 one-way in their premium-plus class.

Flights start June 19.

Economy-section seats are priced around $1,000 round trip; the premium economy are around $1,500 round trip, and biz class are around $3,500, according to Online Travel Review. But many of the cheapest economy seats -- which as OpenSkies points out is better than the average airlines' economy section -- are already sold out for most days in June and July.

In fall, as OTR points out, the economy fares come down to $600 while the business travelers' season pushes the premium-economy rate up to $2,000 or so.

OpenSkies will start with only one plane, a retrofitted BA 757 that previously had 180 seats but now has only 82, allowing for less-cramped seating throughout. (And according to the official OpenSkies blog, the first plane is named Lauren.)

The company plans to add service to other European cities including Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and Milan.

Earlier: BA's new OpenSkies gets OK for JFK-Paris for June
OpenSkies aims to fly JFK-de Gaulle in 'early summer'

May 22, 2008 8:03 AM in Arrivology

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