EOS Airlines Business Class Flights London to New York
| EOS Airlines was an all business class airline flying between London Stansted STN and New York JFK. Started in October 2005 it lasted 2 1/2 years before closing its doors on 27 April 2008. |
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EOS had created a niche for itself in the business travel transatlantic market and had attracted some passengers away from the traditional carriers like British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. EOS (IATA code E0) ran 6 Boeing 757-200 aircraft configured to just 48 seats (2-2) which meant service was much more individually targeted.
Each passenger had a mini 'suite' with a 78 inch fully-flat bed seat that included 21 square feet of personal space. This gave the EOS cabin a feel like a hybrid between a large corporate private jet and a scheduled commercial airliner. (At the time EOS stated this was the most space of any scheduled airline in the world - however, the first class long-haul product from India's Jet Airways had a claimed 26 square feet! )
EOS flew a total of 44 weekly flights between London and New York.
The EOS unrestricted fare at the time for London - New York was priced around $7,800 / £3,900 return all inclusive. In the final months of service, all-in fares as low as $2,300 / £1,150 return could be found. Service was pitched between business and first class of top scheduled airlines and received praise from travellers.
[We actually found a glitch on the EOS website where flights could be booked for half price - effectively the pound sterling flight price was converted to US dollars when the rate was 2:1 - out of respect for a small airline we decided not to take advantage or publicise this - Editor]
EOS also had a frequent flyer program called Club 48 where each qualifying round-trip would effectively earn $150 and this could be redeemed on any airline.
Expansion of the network was planned with possible Paris - New York flights.
In the end however, high oil prices were not conducive to operating older aircraft. The credit crunch put a strain on securing finance and reduced demand at the premium end of the travel market. EOS and its all-business counterparts could not survive.
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