This article is about the former Austrian airline that operated short-haul flights under the Level brand. For the Europe-based brand as a whole, see Level (airline brand).
Level Europe's previous logo as Anisec Luftfahrt GmbH.
The airline was founded as Anisec Luftfahrt (English: Anisec Aviation) in November 2017 as a subsidiary of Spanish airline Vueling,[2] originally with intended plans to operate flights from Vienna International Airport under the "Vueling Austria" brand if IAG was successful in acquiring defunct airline Niki and its assets.[4][5] On 28 June 2018, IAG announced that the subsidiary would operate four Airbus A321 aircraft previously used by Air Berlin under the Level 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 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol beginning from 6 April 2019, with seven routes and three Airbus A320 aircraft to be transferred from Vueling, its parent company, between March and August 2019.[7] In late December 2019, the airline's name was changed from Anisec Luftfahrt to Level Europe.[8]
In March 2020, Level Europe's fleet was grounded and its operations were suspended due to the COVID-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]
Short-haul flights operated by Level Europe did not earn Avios points on any frequent-flyer program affiliated with IAG's airlines.
References
^Gruber, Jan (27 June 2018). "Anisec wird Grundlage für Level-Flüge" [Anisec becomes the basis for Level flights]. Austrian Aviation Net (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^Gruber, Jan (18 June 2020). "Level Europe meldet Insolvenz an" [Level Europe files for bankruptcy]. Austrian Aviation Net (in German). Cubo Media. Retrieved 18 June 2020.