Norwegian starting long haul from Barcelona has the IAG executives scrambling and behind the power curve. Lots of rumours.......
Aer Lingus, BA, Iberia, Vueling or a brand new start up, who will win the long haul prize from Barcelona ?
https://skift.com/2017/01/05/british...rom-barcelona/
From Skift.com
¨This strategy could be different, and it’s possible IAG will create its own independent low cost airline. It is likely that whatever airline flies from Barcelona would be similar to Norwegian, and might even charge for baggage and food, as the upstart carrier does.
IAG owns the largest low-cost carrier at Barcelona. It’s Vueling, a 12-year-old airline with a a short-haul model similar to Ryanair and EasyJet. But while Vueling might seem the most likely airline to fly the new routes,
IAG CEO Willie Walsh told Skift late last year that Vueling executives didn’t want their airline to want to fly long haul.
“When we’ve looked at doing some long-haul flying with Vueling, we’ve concluded that it’s probably not the right thing to do,” Walsh said in November. “We could do it, but we think there’s other options available to us.” ¨