BA: Purchase of L'Avion completed

British Airways has today (Friday 25 July) completed its purchase of
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airline L'Avion.=20


L'Avion will operate as a subsidiary of British Airways and will become=20
fully integrated with OpenSkies by early 2009.


Ends


25 July 2008                                                              
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091/CW/2008


Notes to editors


British Airways purchased L'Avion at a cost of =C2=A354 million (Euro
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million) inclusive of =C2=A326 million of cash in its business.=20
OpenSkies launched services on June 19 this year with daily flights
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Paris Orly to New York JFK.=20
L'Avion currently operates two daily flights between Paris Orly and Newark