IAG to grow long-haul low-cost operations

INTERNATIONAL Airlines
Group (IAG) is looking to
expand its long-haul low-cost
operations in the coming year,
although whether low-cost
flights to South Africa will be
considered remains unclear.
Willie Walsh, chief
executive of IAG, said at the
Air Operators Association
Conference in London that
he expected the group’s new
long-haul low-cost carrier,
Level, to grow to 30 aircraft
over the next five years. A
second base for Level is
also on the cards, either in
Rome or Paris. The airline
will shortly get its own air
operator’s certificate as well
as a dedicated ceo.
Level currently flies to
four destinations from
Barcelona – Los Angeles,
Oakland, Buenos Aires, and
Punta Cana in the Dominican
Republic. The airline is
expected to announce new
destinations before the end
of the month.