Vueling Airlines

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Vueling Airlines

IATA VY	ICAO VLG	Callsign VUELING
Founded		2004
Hubs		El Prat International Airport
Focus cities / secondary hubs		Barajas International Airport Valencia Airport
Fleet size		14
Destinations		19
Headquarters		Barcelona, Spain
Key people		Carlos Muñoz (CEO) Lazaro Ros (COO) Eduardo Fairen (DFO)
Website: http://www.vueling.com

Vueling Airbus A320

Vueling Airlines is a low-fare airline based in Barcelona, Spain. It serves many destinations in Europe and the western Mediterranean. Its main base is Barcelona Airport, with additional hubs at Valencia Airport and Madrid Airport.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
4 External links
5 References

[edit] History

Vueling was established in 2004 and commenced operations on 1 July of that year. The fleet consisted of two aircraft, serving the Barcelona - Ibiza route.

Share ownership:

Apax Partners (40%)
Inversiones Hemisferio (Grupo Planeta) (30%)
Equipo gestor (23%)
V. A. Investor (JetBlue Airways) (7%)

The company has recently increased its share capital. It first recorded a profit in December 2005, only 18 months after commencing operations. Its General Manager is Lázaro Ros; Carlos Muñoz is CEO

On 1 March 2005 it was announced that International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) had placed six new Airbus A320 aircraft on six year lease terms with Vueling Airlines, for delivery between April and December 2006.

In December of 2005 Vueling signed a contract with Amadeus to list its flights in its Global distribution system. This agreement allows traditional travel agencies to sell Vueling tickets.

It was chosen the second-best new airline of 2005, only surpassed by Air Berlin.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Destinations

Vueling Airlines operates the following services (at October 2006):

Vueling Connections
Alicante Airport		x
Destination	Flag	Barcelona	Madrid	València	Eivissa	Bilbao	Santiago de Compostela	Sevilla
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport		x	x	x
Barcelona Airport		0	x	x	x	x	x	x
Bilbao Airport		x	x			0
Brussels National Airport		x		x
Eivissa Airport		x	x	x	0
Granada Airport		x	x
Lisboa Airport		x	x
Madrid Barajas Airport		x	0		x	x	x
Menorca Airport		x
Milan Malpensa Airport		x	x	x	x
Málaga Airport		x	x			x
Palma de Mallorca Airport		x	x
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport		x	x	x		x	x
Rome Leonardo da Vinci Airport		x	x					x
Santiago de Compostela Airport		x	x				0
Sevilla Airport		x		x				0
València Airport		x		0	x			x
Venice Marco Polo Airport		x