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For decades the Heathrow-L.A. route, like many other existing or potential trans-Atlantic services, has been legally off limits to Air France and most other global airlines. That's changing, thanks to the new Open Skies treaty between the U.S. and the European Union, which liberalizes air traffic within the world's busiest and most lucrative international skyway.

The treaty will allow U.S. and European carriers to fly from any European country to any American destination. Significantly, it will open up Heathrow, Europe's most-used, best-connected hub. Currently, only two U.S. airlines-American and United-and two British ones-British Airlines and Virgin Atlantic-can operate in and out of Heathrow.