British Airways, a subsidiary of International Airlines Group said it saw 1.3% in passenger growth for the first quarter of 2017.
Total passengers for the quarter rose to 11,8 million compared to 11,7 million disclosed in the first quarter of 2017.
As part of its milestone for the first quarter of the year, IAG announced the creation of Level, a new low cost longhaul airline brand that will start its operation in June 2017 with flights from Barcelona to Los Angeles, San Francisco (Oakland), Buenos Aires and Punta Cana (Dominican Republic).
LEVEL will fly two new Airbus A330 aircraft fitted with 293 economy and 21 premium economy seats. Initially it will be operated by Iberia’s flight and cabin crew and will create up to 250 jobs in Barcelona.
In March, British Airways introduced its European business-class service (Club Europe) on all its UK domestic flights. The airline also enhanced the catering for all Club Europe services across its short-haul network.
However, on the 29th of March, Iberia and Qatar Airways announced a code-share agreement on flights between Madrid and Doha, as well as on 28 Iberia destinations in Spain and Portugal.