Willie Walsh’s IAG is to launch a new low-cost Austrian subsidiary, branded as Level, with flights from Vienna starting on July 17, 2018. The move will put the Dubliner’s airline group in competition with Laudamotion, in which Michael O’Leary’s Ryanair has a 24.9pc stake.
The new subsidiary will have an Austrian Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and will base four Airbus A321 aircraft in Vienna from where it will fly to 14 European destinations. Up to now Level has been a long-haul LCC, operating from Barcelona and Paris Orly to destinations in North and South America to combat the rise of no-frills operators such as Norwegian and Wow.
On July 17, flights to Palma, Majorca and London Gatwick will be launched. Over the subsequent four weeks, flights from Vienna will be launched to Barcelona, Malaga, Venice, Olbia, Ibiza, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Milan Malpensa, Dubrovnik, Larnaca, Alicante, Valencia and Bilbao. Lead-in fares start at €24.99 and can be bought at flylevel.com

Michael O’Leary and Willie Walsh
“Customers can check-in online or at the airport and take one hand baggage item onboard for free. They can choose to pay for additional items, such as checked luggage, from a menu of options designed to suit a variety of budgets and needs. There will also be a large selection of food and drink which can be purchased onboard.”
Each of the A321 aircraft will have 210 economy seats and flights will operate from Terminal 1 in Vienna airport. Details of destinations, start dates and weekly frequencies from Vienna are below:
Destination | Frequencies | Start Date |
Palma | 7 | 17 July 2018 |
London Gatwick | 14 | 17 July 2018 |
Barcelona | 7 | 23 July 2018 |
Malaga | 3 | 30 July 2018 |
Venice | 7 | 31 July 2018 |
Olbia (Sardinia) | 3 | 31 July 2018 |
Ibiza | 3 | 7 Aug 2018 |
Paris Charles de Gaulle | 13 | 11 Aug 2018 |
Milan Malpensa | 13 | 11 Aug 2018 |
Dubrovnik | 4 | 11 Aug 2018 |
Larnaca | 3 | 11 Aug 2018 |
Alicante | 2 | 11 Aug 2018 |
Valencia | 2 | 12 Aug 2018 |
Bilbao | 3 | 13 Aug 2018 |
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