New York to Dusseldorf, nonstop? All-biz carrier La Compagnie will give it a try

New York City-based travelers will have a new business-class option to Germany next spring.The all-business-class airline La Compagnie will launch service between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) on April 23, it announced Monday. The carrier will offer five weekly flights, operating on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.La Compagnie will fly an Airbus A321LR with 76 lie-flat, business-class seats in a 2-2 layout on the new EWR-DUS route.(Photo by Zach Honig/The Points Guy)All La Compagnie flyers have access to its lounge, Lounge&Co, at EWR and the DUS Sky Lounge at DUS."La Compagnie is bringing a clearly defined product to our airport: nonstop, comfortable and designed for people who want to cross the Atlantic efficiently and in a relaxed way," Lars Redeligx, CEO of Dusseldorf Airport, said in a statement.Filling a gap from New YorkDUS, a large business and industrial center in northwestern Germany, lacks a regular nonstop to New York City. Only Condor offers limited seasonal flights in September and October, schedule data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows.Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletterJoin over 700,...