British Airways has always been a pioneer in its field and has a history of taking chances and risks to test market trends. OpenSkies was an exciting chapter in their history and is often overlooked, arguably because the airline itself was largely overlooked by British Airways. In this video, Airways illustrates the history of Openskies, from its origins to its downfall.
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Credits:
Script: Ed Lee
Voiceover: Ric Rosenbaum
Video: Benjamin Barbe
Thumbnail: Darryl Sarno
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Extra credits:
Xav974run Aviation, Singapore Airlines, British Airways, Alex Peak, Aeroscope Aviation, Stefan Drury, ET NOW, CNN, Sunny Sharif, OpenSkies, Plane Spotting TV, 235FireFly, e2b calibration, European Journalism Centre, HD Melbourne Aviation, KH Kim, La Compagnie Business Class, planesguy, EU RAMBLER, Vagabundo aviación, RBA-PRODUCTION, CBGSpotter, Jay’s Aviation, Jonathan Winton, REELTag, Travelfirstcom, Trazilspotter, TheSwedishBuB
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That business class on 757 is even better than the current most on latest narrowbody
I flew Open Skies R/T between EWR and ORY in 2015. Those flights were my first transatlantic business class experience. Given that lack of exposure to main line business classes, I found it to be a big improvement over the economy flights I took between JFK-LHR the previous year. Since then, I’ve flown business in Delta, Iberia, and Air France and realize how subpar Open Skies hard product was. It definitely beat economy but it was underwhelming in retrospect. Yes, it was cheaper and it remains the only transatlantic business trip I’ve paid for (I am one of those points and miles geeks) but having managed my miles accrual my subsequent experiences on award tickets have been far superior.
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