Level France

♦ OpenSkies was BA’s premier class subsidiary airline that started operations on 19Jun2008. It acquired L’AVION in 2008. International scheduled services out of Paris Orly. Following the takeover of L’Avion and the merger with OpenSkies in Aug2008, the airline began operating under Elysair’s air operator’s certificate in Aug2009. Elysair adopted the OpenSkies brand at the end of Aug2009. It launched services from Paris Orly to Washington Dulles International Airport on 03May2010, but in Sep2011 announced their suspension, from 29Oct2011. The carrier stopped operating flights under the OpenSkies brand on 02Sep2018 and its staff and AOCwere transferred to LEVEL. LEVEL France was the low cost long haul subsidiary of International Airlines Group, based at Paris Orly Airport. The carrier provided intercontinental services from Paris to destinations in the Caribbean and North America. LEVEL France was the trading name of former British Airways brand, OpenSkies. It was rebranded as LEVEL France on 02Sep2018, with the aim of developing low-cost longhaul flights from Paris Orly airport. However, the airline was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with all its flights grounded since Mar2020 ♦