OpenSkies
OpenSkies SASU was a French airline owned by International Airlines Group (IAG) which operated under the Level brand prior to closing down, and before that operated under its own brand name. Its headquarters were located in Rungis, near Paris.
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| Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 8 July 2020 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Orly Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Avios | ||||||
| Alliance | Oneworld (affiliate; 2008—2018) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Parent company | International Airlines Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Rungis, France | ||||||
| Key people | Patrick Malval (CEO) | ||||||
The airline launched as a brand of BA European Limited in June 2008, but in April 2009 the name was transferred to Elysair (which had operated as L'Avion). The airline was a full-service carrier and offered three class service cabins on board its aircraft, operating between Paris Orly Airport in France and both Newark and New York in the United States.
OpenSkies ceased to operate under its own brand after summer 2018 to operate for IAG's new low-cost subsidiary brand Level. Following the suspension of operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the airline was initially reported to have been in the process of being shut down by IAG on 8 July 2020, and although ticket reservations were later reopened for the resumption of services, operations never restarted and ticket reservations were subsequently closed.