Level France becomes latest coronavirus crisis airline casualty

IAG’s Paris Orly-based long-haul budget unit, Level France, is to cease operations after seeing demand for its transatlantic services plummet. The airline began in 2006 and was formerly known as OpenSkies before being rebranded as Level France in 2018. “In light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the expectation that passenger demand will not return to 2019 levels until 2023 at the earliest, OpenSkies is formally notifying its works council about a proposed cessation of operations and the development of an employment safeguard plan,” says Level France. The carrier adds that it has faced “challenging circumstances since its creation”, and has been further impacted by the “unprecedented crisis” caused by Covid-19. Consultations with employee representatives will begin on 15 July.<br/>