Spain is emerging as the next European battleground between legacy and low-fare carriers, as airlines are massively expanding capacity in one of the continent's biggest domestic markets. This fall will see the launch of a new airline—Iberia's subsidiary Clickair— while EasyJet is preparing to open its Madrid base in February. At the same time, Spanair, Air Madrid, Air Europa and Vueling are all pursuing aggressive growth plans that will see large fleet increases over the next 3-4 years.
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