La Compagnie to begin A321neo service June 6

Nearly five years after it launched all-business class service between Paris and the New York area, French niche carrier La Compagnie is providing 25% of the business class capacity between the two cities and preparing to introduce its first Airbus A321neo on June 6. La Compagnie EVP-sales & marketing Jean Charles Perino said the airline expects to turn a profit when it starts operating the A321neos, which offer a 30% advantage in fuel burn over the Boeing 757s that it now operates. “We’ve been improving from year to year. 2019 is very important,” he said. Perino said last month, “We’ve been hurt, like any airline, by the fuel prices. It’s been increasing a little bit earlier this year. The introduction of the neo will help with the fuel prices.” The first A321neo service will operate from Paris Orly International Airport on June 6 to Newark Liberty International Airport. La Compagnie plans to introduce the second of its two A321neos in September. Perino says La Compagnie is “selling 57% of its tickets from New York, which is not bad for a French airline.”<br/>