EOS Airlines, the luxury carrier with the ultra-roomy cabins, will likely
announce its third flight schedule sometime this fall, according to company
founder and CEO David Spurlock. In an exclusive interview with Travel Agent
magazine, Spurlock remained mum on the specifics on the new flight, but said it
will definitely run between two new cities. Currently, EOS Airlines only
operates one direct flight each day between New York City
and London. The
company will add a second rotation between New York City
and London in
September. However, possibly tipping his hand, Spurlock said that EOS plans to
focus on flights between European capitals and New York
and major U.S. cities and London. In other news,
EOS said it is showing "surprisingly strong" demand in the tourism
and charter markets. "It's happening naturally," he said, noting that
the tourism trade is providing welcome relief during the summer months, when
the company's bread-and-butter business-class bookings are softer than usual.
Spurlock promised that the company, now only in the air for six months, plans
to spend "more time and energy promoting (the tourism) side of the
business," in the future. EOS claims a small fleet of three Boeing 757
planes, configured for just 48 passengers. Each passenger gets a 21-square-foot
personal suite or "pod" that allows for face-to-face in-flight
business meetings between two or four people. Seats fully recline into de-facto
beds and passengers are afforded complimentary train or limo rides to downtown London. Unrestricted
published fares start at $1,475 one-way and $2,950 round trip.
