Buy an OpenSkies Roundtrip Ticket, Take a Companion FREE

 - Experience OpenSkies Premiere Biz Bed Cabin With A Friend-

New York, May 5, 2009 – There’s never been a better opportunity to experience affordable business class, exclusively from OpenSkies. The unique all business airline operating nonstop flights between New York (Kennedy and Newark) and Paris (Orly), and between New York (Kennedy) and Amsterdam (Schiphol), announced today that for a limited time it will offer travelers a free companion ticket with the purchase of round trip travel in Biz Bed cabin.  The Biz Bed cabin offers travelers an unparalleled business class experience with fully lie-flat beds at a remarkable price. 

Beginning on May 4^th, travelers can book travel until May 31^st to take advantage of this companion offer with limited restrictions. This special has no minimum or maximum stay requirements and also has no advance purchase.  A similar ticket would normally cost around $3,650 per person but with this exceptional deal, a traveler plus their companion can fly from New York to Amsterdam for only $3,400 and from New York to Paris for only $3,900[1] round trip. 

Dale Moss, Managing Director of OpenSkies said, “We are pleased to be able to offer our travelers an opportunity to experience a truly unique business cabin through our new companion fares.  OpenSkies believes that value is extremely important and we remain committed to offering travelers a broad range of services and amenities at an excellent price.”

OpenSkies BIZ Bed cabin has 12 seats, ensuring an intimate yet roomy feel for optimal comfort. The electronically-powered seats recline to 180 degrees and transform into completely lie-flat beds. Biz Bed cabin offers a personalized service and unique features in order to experience premium comfort and convenience, including:

o    Separate check-in with private lounge access

o    Private cabin with only 12 seats

o    Expertly selected wines

o    A la carte meals inspired by top chefs

o    Universal power plug-in for computer and personal electronics at every seat

o    Personal entertainment systems with more than 50 hours of programming

o    24-hour Concierge to assist with reservations, as well as hotel, car rental, restaurants, theater, florists and child care

o    Advantage of joining the “British Airways Executive Club" customer-loyalty program allowing customers to accumulate miles on both OpenSkies and British Airways and to benefit from its many advantages beyond mileage.

Terms and conditions apply. For more information visit: www.flyopenskies.com

Traveller and companion must travel on the same itinerary and each pay all applicable government fees and taxes, up to $156 plus $2.50 Sept. 11 fee. Round trip travel is required. This offer is only valid for new bookings made through May 31, 2009. These fares are non-refundable and may only be combined with other companion fares. Consolidator or wholesale fares, senior citizen discounts, travel agency discounts, child or infant fares, and any other promotional offers do not qualify and cannot be combined with this complimentary offer. Corporate dealt tickets cannot be combined with the complimentary companion ticket. Offer is available on OpenSkies flight numbers only. Eligible round-trip fares are combinable between cabins. For example, passengers may travel outbound in Biz Bed and inbound in Biz Seat.  Tickets are non-transferable, non-endorsable, and not exchangeable for cash. No name changes are allowed once tickets are issued.  Changes to travel dates are permitted for $450 per change per passenger. Offers are not available in conjunction with any discount coupon, upgrade or free travel award, or any travel trade and airline industry discount tickets and cannot be combined with any other BA Miles bonus or promotional offer. Traveler and companion must travel together on the same flights and in the same cabin.  Passengers must be booked on the same reservation and tickets must be issued at the same time for the same itinerary, class of service and dates. Member and companion travel must be booked in the following [Back to Press Releases Main]