Vueling Airlines
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| Vueling Airlines | ||
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| IATA VY |
ICAO VLG |
Callsign VUELING |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| Hubs | El Prat International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Barajas International Airport Valencia Airport Charles de Gaulle International Airport |
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| Frequent flyer program | Punto | |
| Fleet size | 14 | |
| Destinations | 19 | |
| Headquarters | Barcelona, Spain | |
| Key people | Carlos Muñoz (CEO)
Lazaro Ros (COO) Eduardo Fairen (DFO) |
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| Website: http://www.vueling.com | ||
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, Madrid Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle International Airport.
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[edit] History
Vueling was established in 2004 and commenced operations on 1 July 2004. 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.
In December 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 third-best European low-cost airline, behind Air Berlin and easyJet. [1]
According to some market reports (early March 07), Vueling has chosen Paris as its first operational base outside Spain.
[edit] Destinations
Vueling Airlines flies to the following cities (at March 2007)[2]:
- Alicante
- Amsterdam
- Barcelona
- Bilbao
- Brussels
- Granada
- Ibiza
- Jerez
- Lisbon
- Madrid
- Malaga
- Minorca
- Milan
- Palma
- Paris
- Rome
- Santiago
- Seville
- Valencia
- Venice
[edit] Fleet
The Vueling Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007) [3] :
- 17 Airbus A320-200 (plus 2 on order)
In March 2007, the average age of Vueling fleet is 1.7 years old. [4]
[edit] Trivia
- Vueling only flies to main airports.
- It doesn't offer free in-flight meals, like many other carriers in Spain.
- They don't advertise as a low-cost airline but as a "New Generation" airline.
- You can reserve your seat when buying your ticket.
- Almost all Vueling airplanes have names with the word Vueling, like "Vueling the skies" or "No Vueling, no party".
[edit] External links
- Vueling Airlines
- Vueling Airlines Fleet Detail
- Vueling web page at Flightattitude.com
- Vueling Airlines Passenger Opinions
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards-2006/Lowcost.htm
- ^ http://www.vueling.com/EN/cities/index.php?language=EN&idMenu=4&mode=&sid=
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Vueling Airlines Fleet Age
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