WOW. La Compagnie, 100% business class carrier opens Milan New York connection.
The A321 of the world's only airline to operate with cabins outfitted exclusively with business seats is ready to land in Milan [...]
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The A321 of the only airline in the world that operates with cabins fitted out exclusively with business class seats is ready to land in Milan: in fact, it will be the Lombardy airport, the first outside the transalpine borders, to host the direct connections of the La Compagnie.
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Paris New York flights have just resumed and connections between Nice and New Jersey will also be operational soon, while those between Milan and Newark-Liberty will take off in November.
All about the connection
Tickets for the connection are already on sale. It is currently scheduled 4 times a week between November 29, 2021 and March 12, 2022, with the following operations:
- B0300 Milan to Newark with departure 13:35 arrival 17:10
- B0301 Newark to Milan departure 21:50 arrival 12:15 the following day
The operating schedules are very interesting: departing from Milan shortly after lunchtime arriving in late afternoon in New York, while the return flight from the U.S. is at the end of the day allowing passengers to take advantage of the comfortable sleeper seats and arrive in Milan perfectly rested.
At the moment, round-trip tickets cost just under €1,500, a very competitive fare compared to other carriers operating the same route. Certainly an aspect that will put additional pressure on the new Alitalia: if and when it returns to flying between the two cities, it will find a lot of competition; in fact, shortly the same route Will also be operated by Neos Air.
The expansion of La Compagnie does not stop here, today also announced the connections between Paris and Tel Aviv: The same flight is also sold in connection to New York, thus allowing passengers landing in the French capital to continue to either direction with the same carrier.
The Compagnie does not participate in any alliances, so it is not possible to use points/miles from other carriers; however, there is the proprietary loyalty program that allows you to Accumulate points to fly for free in a very simple way.
About La Compagnie
With a fleet consisting only of brand new Airbus A321neo, La Compagnie is unique in the world of aviation. Voted the best French airline by Tripadvisor users last year, it was also ranked eighth on the list of the best 1o companies operating in the United States by the prestigious Travel and Leisure.
The special feature is that for its connections between Paris (Orly) and Nice to New York (Newark) it offers only business class seats.
On board the Airbus A321 there are only 76 seats divided into 19 rows. Being a single-aisle aircraft, the cabin configuration includes a 2-2 layout.
In the cabin, everything is taken care of down to the last detail starting with the comfortable armchairs that turn into comfortable beds.
Each station is equipped with a screen of more than 15 inches, and there is wi-fi on board.
But the pampering for passengers begins on the ground with the possibility of booking transfers to and from the airport by helicopter as well and, of course, the ever-present lounges at all the airports served.
In conclusion
This is great news in a route that is now orphaned by Alitalia and is instead covered by all U.S. carriers and by Emirates. The demand was there before the pandemic and is likely to return very quickly for all the interests that revolve between the two metropolises. For Italian passengers, it is one of those experiences to try ASAP.
