LEVEL preps for Paris debut with first French A330

LEVEL (Barcelona El Prat) has added its first A330-200 to its French Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) ahead of the opening of its Paris Orly hub later on this July.

Configured with 21 seats in Premium and 293 in Economy Class, F-HLVL (msn 1864) was placed on French carrier OpenSkies' books last week. It is recalled that IAG International Airlines Group has chosen to retire the OpenSkies brand while retaining its AOC for use by its LEVEL low-cost carrier brand.

As previously reported, LEVEL will equip its Orly base with two A330s for use in opening up flights to each of Montréal Trudeau (3x weekly, starts July 2), Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe (4x weekly, starts July 3), Fort de France, Martinique (3x weekly, starts September 3), and Newark (4x weekly, starts September 4).
The OpenSkies brand should be fully withdrawn by the end of the current 2018 Summer Season with the last service between Orly and Newark planned for September 2. It currently operates the daily service with a mix of a single B757-200 and a B767-300.
Alain Charpentier - TLS

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