Barcelona enters battle for low-cost, long-haul routes as transatlantic flights begin

Barcelona

THE battle is on in Barcelona, Spain's popular mediterranean city where two airlines have started competing for passengers in the emerging trend of low-cost, long-haul flights.

The first flight operated by Level - a new carrier created by IAG, the parent company of British Airways and Spain's Iberia - took off on Thursday from El Prat airport for Los Angeles.