With the new agreement between the European Union and the United States comes open skies. Airlines are now free to fly to virtually any destination between the two continents. This means that an Air France flight, for example, doesn’t have to arrive in or depart from France. The airline can fly from Italy or England if they want. The same goes for other national carriers, too. And today, British Airways announced the launch of their new airline, OpenSkies. The airline was formerly known as Project Lauren. For those of you with inquisitive minds, Lauren was the name of Managing Director Dale Moss’ first granddaughter. The airline’s inaugural flight will be from New York to either Paris or Brussels in June of this year. Their plan is to operate six aircrafts by the end of 2009, originating in the New York area and flying to a range of destinations throughout Europe. The planes will be efficient and proven 757s with a redesigned, traveller-friendly cabin configured in three classes: business, premium economy and economy. Business class will have 24 six-foot flat beds. There will be 28 premium economy seats with a 52-inch seat pitch and 30 economy seats. This means that each 757 will have no more than 82 passengers on any given aircraft.
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