The Austrian Level Europe had to file for bankruptcy in spring 2020. But what will happen to the sister company OpenSkies, which was active on the market as Level France? The IAG indicated repeatedly vaguely that the presence of the brand Level will concentrate on Barcelona.

Neither in Vienna, nor in Amsterdam, and certainly not in Paris-Orly, was the brand newly created by the International Airlines Group a complete success. On the short-haul route, carried out by the Austrian Level Europe, the number of bookings remained far below expectations from the start. On the long-haul route operated by OpenSkies from Orly, there was also strong competition from Air France, Corsair International and other providers. Here, too, it was not profitable from the start.

Investors, i.e. a buyer, should be found for OpenSkies, because the IAG does not want to continue flight operations. A corresponding deadline ended in mid-October, but not a single serious and serious prospect should have reported. For the French Level employees, this is likely to be a major setback, as there are more than three question marks about the future of the long-haul airline.

For a short time it even looked like that, contrary to the announcements made by the parent company, a new start could take place from Orly. In the meantime, some destinations have even been made bookable, but have been removed from the systems. Tickets that have already been sold have been canceled and the passengers concerned are to receive a full reimbursement or, alternatively, be rebooked to other airlines.

Level France has been standing still since the beginning of the corona pandemic. A restart now appears extremely unlikely, because the French media quote from a letter to employees in which there is talk of the closure and liquidation of OpenSkies. The reason given is that no offers have been received from investors.

“The consultation process on an OpenSkies employment protection plan has been completed and no additional decision has been taken. We have no further comments at the moment, ”an OpenSkies spokesman told CH-Aviation.com.

Level is a brand of the International Airlines Group that was used by three group members before the corona pandemic. The Austrian Level Europe was active on the short-haul route and had bases in Vienna and Amsterdam. This carrier had to file for bankruptcy in spring 2020. From France, OpenSkies was active as a level and used three Airbus A330-200s on long-haul routes. It is currently certain that Iberia will continue to use some identical machines under the Level brand from Barcelona. The IAG recently announced that the presence of this low-cost brand will be limited to the Catalan metropolis for the time being. Iberia resumed level flight operations from Barcelona in September 2020.