LEVEL starts long-haul services from Barcelona with Los Angeles flight

Barcelona.- The new low-cost long-haul airliner LEVEL began its services from Barcelona on Thursday with a direct connection to Los Angeles. The airliner, from the IAG group, has already sold 134,000 tickets for its flights from the Catalan capital, which also include connections to Buenos Aires, San Francisco and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. "There is a big demand from Barcelona and we are considering new destinations from this city. We'll make announcements of new destinations," said Willie Walsh, CEO of IAG, in a press conference. The group is considering new links to New York and also Asia.

The airline, which started operations from Barcelona on Thursday, will offer service to Buenos Aires and Punta Cana year-round and is still evaluating whether or to do the same with its connections to Buenos Aires and San Francisco, in the US.