British Airways and Iberia merger completed; plan to add more airlines to group
The multi-billion-euro merger between British Airways and Iberia was completed on 24-Jan-2011 upon the listing of the shares in the International Airlines Group (IAG). The merger creates Europe’s third largest airline after Lufthansa and the world’s sixth largest carrier after Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, United Continental, Air France-KLM and AMR.