Level Europe

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was an

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n airline owned by

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, and by extension the

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(IAG). It operated short-haul flights within Europe from bases at

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and

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sharing the

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brand. The airline's first flight took place on 17 July 2018. The airline filed for

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on 18 June 2020, and ceased operations on the same day.

History

The airline was founded as Anisec Luftfahrt (''English'': Anisec Aviation) in November 2017 as a subsidiary of Spanish airline

, originally with intended plans to operate flights from

under the "Vueling Austria" brand if IAG was successful in acquiring defunct airline

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and its assets. On 28 June 2018, IAG announced that the subsidiary would operate four

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aircraft previously used by

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under the

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. On 14 March 2019, IAG announced plans to use the airline to open a new base at

beginning from 6 April 2019, with seven routes and three

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aircraft to be transferred from

, its parent company, between March and August 2019. In late December 2019, the airline's name was changed from ''Anisec Luftfahrt'' to Level Europe. In March 2020, Level Europe's fleet was grounded and its operations were suspended due to the

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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.

Destinations

At the time of the airline's closure, it operated to 18 destinations on behalf of the Level brand.

Fleet

At the time Level Europe ceased operations in June 2020, its fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Frequent-flyer program

Short-haul flights operated by Level Europe did not earn

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points on any

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affiliated with IAG's airlines.

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