Air France has announced that it has agreed a new deal that will see international news channel BBC World offered to customers on board its new daily London to Los Angeles flights.

Coinciding with the launch of the new Air France daily London to Los Angeles service, the deal with the UK news broadcaster will provide news bulletins to almost 13,000 passengers.

Air France has unveiled the new Boeing 777 London to Los Angeles route following implementation of the EU/US open skies agreement, which removes restrictions on carriers travelling between EU countries and destinations in the USA.

The new liberalisation of US/EU aviation markets enables carriers to fly from any European city to any destination in the US, rather than being restricted to the country in which they are based.

Air France has inaugurated the London to Los Angeles route as its first transatlantic service out of an airport outside France and claims that the BBC World service will "offer passengers flying this new route the opportunity to benefit from first-class news analysis".

The open skies agreement between the US and the EU came into force on March 30th, opening up new routes to carriers and potentially increasing competition, which could result in better services, greater choice and lower prices for travellers.

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