XL Airways France will establish its brand in a new market – the United States. The privately owned airline recently appointed AVIAREPS as General Sales Agent (GSA) for the U.S.. In this function, Aviareps will promote XL Airways France in the U.S. and attract new flight customers for the airline. Out of AVIAREPS’ subsidiary in New York, President and General Manager Eric Pechstein and his team will coordinate all sales, marketing and PR activities.

XL Airways France will soon fly up to five times weekly from New York . From mid-may 2010, each Monday, Friday and Saturday flights will depart at 11:55 pm utilizing Airbus A330-200 aircraft configured with 21 “Galaxie” Class seats and 343 Economy Class seats. Flights will leave JFK Terminal 4 with destination Paris, Charles de Gaulle. After a convenient night flight, passengers will arrive at 12:45am local time the following day. As of July, 2010, the French airline will increase service frequency and add a fourth and fifth scheduled flight on the New York-Paris route, leaving every Wednesday and Thursday at the same time.

With the summer schedule, XL Airways France also introduces a new service between Las Vegas and Paris, starting on May 23. Twice weekly (every Thursday and Sunday), passengers will also be able to take overnight flights to France . Departing at 8pm, flights arrive at Charles de Gaulle Airport at 3:15 pm with enough time to start their Paris sight-seeing tours the very same day.

“We are very proud of being appointed as GSA for the US by XL Airways France. With their attractive and affordable flight offers from New York and Las Vegas to Paris , we are confident to entice many North Americans to visit France . My team and I are looking forward to this new collaboration and to bringing the French way of flying to our new costumers,” said Eric Pechstein, President and General Manager of AVIAREPS’ subsidiary in the United States .

“With its team’s professional approach and perfect reliability, XL Airways France is the leading holiday airline on the French market. It runs a modern fleet, boasts undisputed expertise and offers a high level of service on its long-haul flights. XL Airways France is looking forward to having AVIAREPS support them in the US with the target to promote and advertise XL Airways France among both travel agents and final customers,“ said Laurent Magnin, Chairman and CEO of XL AIRWAYS FRANCE since 2006.

AVIAREPS United States, XLairwaysinfo.NYC@aviareps.com, www.aviareps.com