Level currently plans to operate five A330 jets this year on its long-haul operations from Barcelona and Paris, and Airbus said the two additional planes would be delivered in 2019.

Level, set up last year, has so far focussed on long-haul flights, but on Tuesday starts its first short-haul flight from Vienna to London.

(Reporting by Victoria Bryan; Editing by Mark Potter)

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