Open Skies

Starting March 30, a bunch more airlines should be flying between the US and Europe, because of a new "Open Skies" agreement that lifts old restrictions. For example,

This year, San Francisco, Orlando and Washington all received their first scheduled nonstop flights to Dublin on Aer Lingus under a related transitionary arrangement. And Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, the Irish no-frills carrier, has said he plans to start a new airline that will fly from secondary European markets like Liverpool or Birmingham to a half-dozen American cities like Baltimore or Providence, R.I., for a base fare as low as 10 euros, or about $16 at $1.59 to the euro.

So keep an eye out if you're thinking of coming here or elsewhere in Europe, and we'll be doing the same as we plan our summer trip home. By the way, that's likely to have us in the US from around July 4 through the end of the month, first in Ohio, then D.C.-based, with possible other side trips.