“It May be Our Birthday, but We’re Giving You the Present!”

OpenSkies Celebrates First Year of Success with Hundreds of Free Flight Giveaways

–Birthday Bash Includes Free and Reduced Fares to Paris and Amsterdam–

New York, June 1, 2009 – 79,000 passengers and countless experiences – all in one year.  OpenSkies, the unique all business airline is celebrating its first birthday in June by announcing an amazing sweepstakes and promotion to mark its first anniversary. OpenSkies will be giving away a birthday ticket everyday for a year – that’s over 365 FREE tickets to Paris or Amsterdam. In addition to the 365 lucky winners, travelers can take advantage of unbelievable birthday fares to those destinations. 

In an effort to spread the celebration with customers, OpenSkies will award more than 365 lucky winners the chance to celebrate their own birthday with a free business class flight to their choice of Paris or Amsterdam in the airlines’ luxurious “Biz Seat” cabin[1].  From the seasoned transatlantic traveler, to the first-time flyer, anyone can enter beginning June1 by going to flyopenskies.com/birthday.  Participants must enter by 11:59pm EST on June 19^th, 2009. Please see the website for official rules, terms and conditions.  Each month, beginning this June and continuing through May of 2010, OpenSkies will announce approximately 30 winners from a different birth month.  For example, winners with an October birthday will be notified end of June 2009.

“It is hard to believe it has been a year already since OpenSkies took flight one year ago, we have experienced remarkable growth, and great successes,” said Dale Moss, Managing Director of OpenSkies.  “We have consistently remained committed to providing our travelers with the highest standards in safety, personalized service, comfort, and – in these challenging economic times – outstanding value for price.  We are excited to share our birthday as a thank you to our existing passengers and an invitation to those who are new to our airline.”

As an added bonus, OpenSkies are offering travelers a special fare in their Biz Seat cabin.  Flights booked in the month of June begin at just $550* one way to Paris and $475* one way to Amsterdam, a rate more affordable than many economy class seats, but offering all the amenities of business class.  

OpenSkies Biz Seat cabin has up to 72 seats, ensuring passengers comfort and value when traveling across the Atlantic. Travelers flying OpenSkies will experience the following:

-          140˚ seat recline

-          52” seat pitch

-          2 x 2 seat configuration

-          Exceptional plated dining service with a selection of wine and champagne

-          Individual Archos video players loaded with more than 50 hours of entertainment and  equipped with top of the range Sennheiser audio headphones

-          Simplified access to the gate through “fast-track” check-in

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

-          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. For more information: [Back to Press Releases Main]