Walsh: IAG’s Level and Vueling on standby to fill Alitalia capacity
IAG CE Willie Walsh said IAG member airlines Level and Vueling are prepared to provide immediate additional capacity if Alitalia is forced to downsize and restructures further. Walsh said Vueling, “has a significant operation in Italy and we will [also] operate our new long-haul LCC Level from Rome Fiumicino.” IAG’s new Level airline launched flights from Barcelona June 1. “The passenger demand is absolutely fantastic,” Walsh said. “Level operates 2 Airbus A330s [and] 3 more aircraft are expected to join the fleet in 2018.” Walsh said IAG is not interested in acquiring Alitalia. “We had been very clear: any reduction of capacity [from Alitalia] as a result of [its] restructuring will be filled,” Walsh said, adding it would not possible for IAG to take over aircraft from Alitalia. <br/>
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Walsh: IAG’s Level and Vueling on standby to fill Alitalia capacity
IAG CE Willie Walsh said IAG member airlines Level and Vueling are prepared to provide immediate additional capacity if Alitalia is forced to downsize and restructures further. Walsh said Vueling, “has a significant operation in Italy and we will [also] operate our new long-haul LCC Level from Rome Fiumicino.” IAG’s new Level airline launched flights from Barcelona June 1. “The passenger demand is absolutely fantastic,” Walsh said. “Level operates 2 Airbus A330s [and] 3 more aircraft are expected to join the fleet in 2018.” Walsh said IAG is not interested in acquiring Alitalia. “We had been very clear: any reduction of capacity [from Alitalia] as a result of [its] restructuring will be filled,” Walsh said, adding it would not possible for IAG to take over aircraft from Alitalia. <br/>
