Vueling Makes A Big Move In Andalucía: More Flights, New Routes And A Boost For Local Jobs

Andalucía is group to beryllium moreover amended connected adjacent summer. Vueling has announced that it will connection much than 5 cardinal seats crossed nan region’s airports, strengthening some nationalist and world links and giving travellers much prime and flexibility.

The announcement was made astatine nan World Travel Market successful London, wherever Andalucía’s Tourism Minister Arturo Bernal and Vueling’s Head of Public Affairs Rosaura Férriz confirmed that nan hose will summation capacity by 4% compared pinch past summer.

In total, 17 destinations will beryllium connected to Andalucía done Vueling services: 12 home and 5 world routes. And while nan numbers are striking, what’s possibly much important is nan awesome this sends – that Andalucía is becoming not conscionable a destination to visit, but a region group tin move successful and retired of pinch acold greater ease.

Sevilla Gets a Bigger Role

One of nan standout announcements is successful Sevilla, wherever Vueling will guidelines an further aircraft.
This whitethorn sound for illustration a method detail, but successful applicable terms, it means:

• More formation flexibility
• Earlier departures and later returns
• Local occupation creation

From Sevilla, Vueling plans to connection astir 2 cardinal seats adjacent summertime — an summation of astir 6 per cent.

A brand-new way will link Sevilla and London Heathrow pinch 7 flights per week, adding to nan 14 play flights already operating to London Gatwick. So, travellers will person up to 3 regular flights to London, a wave usually reserved for awesome European hubs.

The hose will besides reenforce nan Sevilla–Paris Orly route, and support 13 further summertime routes, including Barcelona, Bilbao, Ibiza, Valencia, Palma and nan Canary Islands. In short, Sevilla is becoming 1 of Vueling’s Mediterranean anchor points.

Granada, Jerez and Almería See Quiet but Important Improvements

In Granada, Vueling will now position an craft overnight, which allows it to run nan first formation of nan time and nan past formation of nan evening.
This subtle schedule displacement matters – it opens entree to world connections and makes Granada much appealing for business travel.

In Jerez de la Frontera, passengers will see:

• Two other play flights to Barcelona
• Three play flights added to Mallorca and Bilbao

Meanwhile, Almería–Barcelona will emergence to 1 formation a time crossed nan summertime schedule.

And successful Córdoba, Vueling will support nan Barcelona relationship progressive for nan full summertime — thing that hasn’t been done earlier — pinch 2 flights a week.

These are not melodramatic changes, but they are targeted ones: less inconvenient recreation days, much year-round connectivity and amended options for some residents and tourists.

Málaga Strengthens Its International Links

Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, already 1 of nan busiest successful confederate Europe, will connection 2.4 cardinal Vueling seats and 14 routes adjacent summer.

Most notable are nan strengthened links to Paris-Orly and London Gatwick, pinch much than 3 regular flights connected each route. The hose will besides proceed operating to Brussels, Amsterdam and respective cardinal home destinations including Barcelona, Bilbao, Santiago, Palma, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Ibiza and Las Palmas.

Málaga already serves arsenic a doorway for British, French and bluish European travellers. Vueling’s reinforcement is simply a motion that request is not conscionable holding – it’s growing.

Tourism and Jobs: The Bigger Picture

Vueling’s Network and Strategy Director Jordi Pla said nan airline’s description successful Andalucía “reinforces our committedness to nan region’s world and nationalist connectivity.”

Arturo Bernal responded by underlining Vueling’s strategical domiciled successful nan region:

“Vueling is nan only hose operating successful each six Andalusian airports. With partners for illustration this, we boost competitiveness, jobs and semipermanent tourism value.”

The numbers backmost it up.
Between June and September this year, 5.8 cardinal passengers passed done Andalusian airports — 5.2% much than nan erstwhile summer. Nearly 40,000 flights took spot during that period.

Tourism employment besides reached a grounds 531,000 jobs, contributing €9.5 cardinal to nan location system crossed nan summer.

In different words: connectivity isn’t conscionable astir easier holidays – it’s astir money, activity and opportunity.