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| Founded | November 2017 (as Anisec Luftfahrt) 21 December 2019 (as Level Europe) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 17 July 2018 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 18 June 2020 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 18 | ||||||
| Parent company | Vueling | ||||||
Level EuropeGmbH was anAustrian airline owned byVueling, and by extension theInternational Airlines Group (IAG). It operated short-haul flights within Europe from bases atAmsterdam Airport Schiphol andVienna International Airport sharing theLevel brand. The airline's first flight took place on 17 July 2018.[1][2] The airline filed forinsolvency on 18 June 2020, and ceased operations on the same day.[3]
The airline was founded asAnisec Luftfahrt (English: Anisec Aviation) in November 2017 as a subsidiary of Spanish airlineVueling,[2] originally with intended plans to operate flights fromVienna International Airport under the "Vueling Austria" brand if IAG was successful in acquiring defunct airlineNiki and its assets.[4][5] On 28 June 2018, IAG announced that the subsidiary would operate fourAirbus A321 aircraft previously used byAir Berlin under theLevel brand, as opposed to the "Vueling Austria" brand as first planned, and would later launch 14 destinations from Vienna from 17 July 2018 through 13 August 2018.[4][6]
On 14 March 2019, IAG announced plans to use the airline to open a new base atAmsterdam Airport Schiphol beginning from 6 April 2019, with seven routes and threeAirbus A320 aircraft to be transferred fromVueling, its parent company, between March and August 2019.[7] In late December 2019, the airline's name was changed fromAnisec Luftfahrt toLevel Europe.[8]
In March 2020, Level Europe's fleet was grounded and its operations were suspended due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and its effects on air travel demand. Before operations were able to resume, the airline announced on 18 June 2020 that it would cease business operations with immediate effect and enter insolvency.[3][9]
At the time of the airline's closure, it operated to 18 destinations on behalf of the Level brand.
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At the time Level Europe ceased operations in June 2020, its fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[10]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 2 | — | 180 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 4 | — | 210 | |
| Total | 6 | — | ||
Short-haul flights operated by Level Europe did not earnAvios points on anyfrequent-flyer program affiliated with IAG's airlines.
Media related toLevel Europe at Wikimedia Commons
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