Gatwick has today welcomed the announcement that Vueling is to expand their operations at the airport - including five new routes - which are now available to book for a well-earned Easter or Summer holiday, city break or trip to see friends and family.
Vueling's expansion will see two aircraft based at Gatwick and - in addition to increased frequencies to its existing direct routes from Gatwick to Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia, Santiago de Compostela, Paris-Orly, Rome and Florence - the airline will fly the five new routes below:
Two daily services to Malaga
Four flights a week to Menorca
Four flights a week to La Coruna
Three flights a week to Sevilla
Three flights a week to Granada
Increased frequencies will serve Vueling's existing destinations from Gatwick as below:
Seven daily flights to Barcelona (One extra flight each day)
Up to four daily flights to Rome (Four extra flights each week)
Three daily services to Bilbao (Two extra flights each day)
Fifteen flights a week to Florence (Two extra flights each week)
Fourteen flights a week Paris-Orly
Seven flights a week to Valencia
Seven flights a week Santiago de Compostela
Vuelling's expansion builds on other recent announcements supporting Gatwick's recovery with British Airways, Wizz Air, Emirates, TUI, Turkish and Westjet also increasing their schedules toward pre-covid levels, in addition to easyJet increasing the number of slots they will fly from the airport during the summer season.
Stephanie Wear, Vice President of Aviation Development, Gatwick Airport said: 'We are delighted to welcome Vueling's expansion at Gatwick Airport. Their commitment to Gatwick is really positive news for both the airport, our partners and the local economy, as we continue to grow back following the impacts of COVID. The news also shows how attractive airport slots are at Gatwick.
'The additional services Vueling will now be able to offer to Spain and Italy - including new routes to Sevilla, Granada and Menorca - is excellent news for passengers across London and the South East, providing more choice and competition to popular destinations. '
To book a Summer 2022 break and/ or for more information, visit vueling.com
About Gatwick Airport
Gatwick is the UK's second largest airport and flies a range of both short and long-haul point-to-point services. The airport is a vital piece of the UK's national infrastructure and is also a major driver for both the regional and national economies. In 2019, a new long-term partnership was formed with VINCI Airports which purchased a 50.01% stake in the airport.
About VINCI Airports
The world's leading private airport operator, VINCI Airports operates 53 airports in 12 countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Thanks to its expertise as a global integrator, VINCI Airports develops, finances, builds and manages airports by providing its investment capacity and its know-how in optimizing operational performance, modernizing infrastructures and managing their operations. environmental transition. VINCI Airports is the first airport operator to have committed to an international environmental strategy in 2016, to achieve the goal of net zero emissions across its entire network by 2050.
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About Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)
GIP manages the remaining 49.99% interest in Gatwick, is an independent infrastructure investor that makes equity investments in high quality infrastructure assets in the energy, transport and water/waste sectors. GIP has US$68 billion of Assets under Management. Its 41 portfolio companies operate in over 51 countries with more than 67,000 employees and generate annual revenues of circa US$51 billion. For more information on GIP please visit http://global-infra.com
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