IBritish Izindiza namuhla imemezele isivumelwano sokuthola inkampani yezindiza yaseFrance i-L'Avion futhi ihlanganise inkampani nenkampani yayo entsha engaphansi kwayo i-OpenSkies, ithenge inkampani yaseFrance ngamakhilogremu ayizigidi ezingama-54 (ama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-68, amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-107) ukuhlanganisa nomsebenzi wayo weTransatlantic OpenSkies.
I-OpenSkies isanda kwethula izindiza zansuku zonke phakathi kweParis Orly Airport neNew York Isikhumulo Sezindiza iJohn F. Kennedy. IL'Avion isebenza ngezindiza ezimbili zeBoeing 757 phakathi kweParis Orly neNewark Airport. Inkampani yezindiza ehlanganisiwe izosebenza kuze kube yizindiza ezintathu zansuku zonke phakathi kweParis Orly nendawo yaseNew York kusetshenziswa izindiza zeBoeing 757. Inani lokutholwa yi-Euro 68 million, ehlanganisa ukuthengwa kwezindiza kanye ne-Euro 33 million yemali ebhizinisini layo.
“U-L'Avion wakhe ibhizinisi elihle elihlinzeka ngemisebenzi yenani eliphezulu elikhuthaze ukwethembeka okukhulu kwamakhasimende ezinhlangothini zombili ze-Atlantic,” kusho uDale Moss, uMqondisi Ophethe we-OpenSkies. “Sobabili, sabelana ngamanani afanayo nokuzimisela okujulile kwezokuphepha, ukuqamba izinto ezintsha kanye nokwenziwa kwamakhasimende. IL'Avion izohlinzeka i-OpenSkies ngezinga elisheshayo, ukufinyelela okwandisiwe eParis Orly kanye nesisekelo sabasebenzi abanolwazi, abanethalente. Lokhu kuyinhlanganisela yezinkampani ezimbili ezigxile ekuletheni induduzo nokwenziwa ngezifiso kohambo lwe-transatlantic. ”
"Sijabule kakhulu ngalesi sivumelwano, esihlanganisa izindiza ezimbili ezinomqondo ofanayo namamodeli ebhizinisi ahambisanayo kanye nokugxila ezindlekweni eziphansi kanye nenani eliphakeme ukudala i-premium transatlantic carrier," kusho uMarc Rochet, isikhulu esiphezulu se-L'Avion. "Silangazelela ukuba yingxenye yesipiliyoni samakhasimende eseqophelweni eliphezulu esizofana nse ne-OpenSkies, konke kusekelwa ngumbono weBritish Izindiza."
Lapho nje izindiza ezimbili sezihlanganisiwe, amakhasimende angalindela ukuthola izinzuzo ezizothuthukisa ukunikezwa kweParis - New York, kufaka phakathi uhlelo olwandisiwe kanye namalungelo weBA BA Executive Club. I-OpenSkies ne-L'Avion njengamanje zisebenzisa i-codeshare ne-L'Avion ethengisa izihlalo ezindizeni ze-OpenSkies.
I-L'Avion ihlalise amakhasimende angaphezu kwama-65,000 selokhu yaqala ngoJanuwari 3, 2007. Inkampani yezindiza ibhekane nokwanda okuthe xaxa komthwalo selokhu yethulwe futhi yafeza izinhloso zayo zebhizinisi.
Ukucushwa kwe-L'Avion kwezihlalo ezi-2 × 2 kunikeza indawo ebanzi ephakathi nendawo futhi nomuzwa ovulekile ngokufana nejeti enkulu yangasese. Isihlalo ngasinye sihlala kuma-degree angama-140, ahlukaniswe nesihlalo esingaphambili ngamamitha acishe amane futhi afakelwe ugesi ngamunye. I-L'Avion inikeza ukudla kwaseFrance okusha, ikhwalithi nobuhle obuhlanganiswe nokukhetha okukhulu kwewayini laseFrance neChampagne. Inkampani yezindiza isebenzisa i-DigEplayers XT njengohlelo lwayo lokuzijabulisa endizeni ukuze inikeze ukukhetha okuningiliziwe kwama-movie, imidlalo nomculo ngokufunwayo.
Njengoba bengekho ngaphezu kwabagibeli abangama-82 endizeni ngayinye, i-OpenSkies inikeza isipiliyoni sokuhamba esiyingqayizivele ngezinsizakalo eziphakeme, imali yokuncintisana kanye nenani elikhethekile. I-OpenSkies ifaka amakamelo amathathu - i-BIZ (SM), insizakalo yesigaba sebhizinisi enemibhede elele ngokuphelele kuphela emzileni waseParis - New York; I-PREM + (SM), isigaba sesevisi esisha ngokuphelele esinezihlalo ezihleli phansi ezinama-52 ″ pitch; kanye NOMNOTHO, oqukethe ikhabishi eliqukethe izihlalo ezingamashumi amathathu kuphela.
Njengoba kungekho abagibeli abangaphezu kwabangama-30 ngekilasi ngalinye, ulwazi lokuvakasha lwe-OpenSkies lufaka nezindawo zokuzijabulisa zomuntu siqu ezinamahora angama-50 nangaphezulu wohlelo, insizakalo yokudla okusha nokunempilo, nohlu olubanzi lwewayini.
