On 11 May 2020, the ILSA consortium, composed of Trenitalia and Air Nostrum, signed the Framework Agreement with ADIF Alta Velocidad, the Spanish Railway Infrastructure Manager, for operating the high-speed services between Madrid-Barcelona, Madrid-Valencia/Alicante and Madrid-Malaga/Seville.
The signing follows the tender award to the consortium occurred on 27 November 2019 and the green light received from the Spanish Authority for the Market and Competition.
The commercial service is expected to commence in January 2022 and it will last for 10 years.