Vueling launches two new routes from London Gatwick to Jerez (Cádiz) and Genoa

Vueling, which forms part of IAG, has announced two new direct routes connecting London Gatwick with Genoa from 3 July and Jerez (Cádiz) from 01 July.

Vueling has been significantly increasing its presence at London Gatwick Airport. Since the beginning of April, Vueling added to the summer schedule Seville, Granada, Malaga, Almeria, Menorca and La Coruña.

Carolyn Prowse, Vueling’s Chief Commercial, Customer, Strategy and Network officer, says:   “Vueling has scheduled a total of 113 destinations in 31 countries until 29 October 2022, reaching a very similar level of operations to 2019. We are very excited to see a progressive development of business this year and to keep expanding the airline’s offering across Europe. The recent announcement of new operations from London Gatwick Airport to Jerez Airport and Genoa City Airport evidence the strong confidence in UK tourism to popular European destinations”.

Routes summer 2022 London Gatwick

Origin	Destination	Country	Lead in Price	Weekly Frequencies
London Gatwick	Jerez	Spain	£31.99	2
	Genoa	Italy	£31.99	3
	Malaga	Spain	£26.99	14
	Barcelona	Spain	£31.99	55
	Bilbao	Spain	£22.99	22
	Granada	Spain	£17.99	3
	A Coruña	Spain	£21.99	4
	Almeria	Spain	£26.99	3
	Menorca	Spain	£12.99	4
	Asturias	Spain	£41.99	6
	Santiago de Compostela	Spain	£21.99	7
	Sevilla	Spain	£26.99	4
	Valencia	Spain	£26.99	7
	Rome	Italy	£34.99	23
	Florence	Italy	£52.99	15
	Paris Orly	France	£32.99	17

 

The airline offers a total of 11 direct routes at other UK airports, from which Vueling also operates (Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Glasgow). As a result, the airline will operate a total of 27 direct routes from UK airports to destinations in Spain, France and Italy.

Origin	Destination	Country	Lead in Price (£)	Weekly Frequencies
Cardiff	Malaga	Spain	47.99	3
	Alicante	Spain	40.99	5
	Palma de Mallorca	Spain	24.99	2
	Paris Orly	France	21.99	3
Birmingham	Barcelona	Spain	48.99	7
	Paris Orly	France	30.99	2
Newcastle	Paris Orly	France	28.99	2
Edinburgh	Barcelona	Spain	62.99	5
	Paris Orly	France	50.99	2
Glasgow	Paris Orly	France	29.99	2
Manchester	Barcelona	Spain	59.99	7

 

Across its network, the airline will be offering 330 routes for sale, of which 224 will be internationally. In the domestic market, where Vueling has shown a great leadership for around 10 years, the airline has maintained a stable recovery with pre-pandemic levels of activity since 2021, operating up to 106 routes (origin and destination in Spain).

 

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Next Earth partners with Iomob and Vueling Airlines to expand its Metaverse with first-ever transportation layer

 
                                            Next Earth, the unicorn, sustainability-focused Metaverse today announced a partnership with Iomob, the pioneering blockchain company developing a decentralized protocol for the world's first Mobility Marketplace Network and token. The partnership is through Limitless, the Metaverse integrator and go-to full stack solution for established brands and startups, and will pair Iomob and Next Earth seamlessly.

The strategic alliance, which also includes Vueling Airlines, will collaborate in the development of tools and services enabling "Next Earthians" to plan real-Earth journeys, track carbon emissions and book "carbon positive" transportation via the Metaverse and Iomob's companion app.

"Next Earth and Iomob are simply the perfect match and use case," says Gabor Retfalvi, CEO of Next Earth. "Developing methods to visualize and experience sustainable travel within Next Earth fundamentally aligns with the natural evolution that underpins our environment and represents a wonderful next step for our company."

Next Earth's partnership with Iomob and Vueling Airlines – the first airline to enable bookings through the Metaverse – melds several unique entities with the potential to significantly impact environmental challenges. Iomob is a "real world" transportation company that helps users plan A-to-B journeys while allowing them to schedule numerous services like taxis, scooters and more. Vueling Airlines will enable real flight bookings in Next Earth, accessible via QR codes through an accompanying mobile app.

"We are working alongside Next Earth to create the transportation infrastructure that enables a more exciting and purposeful way to traverse the planet," said Boyd Cohen, CEO of Iomob. "Airlines are actively strategizing ways to be present in the Metaverse, so extending our relationship with Vueling Airlines to augment their Web3 bookings is a fantastic initiative for everyone."

Next Earth is becoming the center of the Metaversal Industrial Revolution with its unique, 1-to-1 recreation of the Earth. Iomob, meanwhile, announced investments from True Global Ventures, A100x and Creas. With Vueling Airlines, this new venture makes intermodal mobility more accessible by tapping into 7,000 taxi fleets, micro-mobility in 270+ cities, thousands of parking spaces and 480+ public transit feeds.

"Visualizing real-world journeys and using a Metaverse interface to select and book the least polluting trip, has never been done before," said Jesus Monzo, Distribution Strategy and Alliances Manager of Vueling. 

 

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Eurovision Song Contest takes to the skies...............

The Spanish airline and part of the International Airlines Group, Vueling, has designed a Eurovision branded plane, following the announcement that the carrier is the official airline of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which will be held in Turin from 10 to 14 May.

With more than 320 short and medium-haul routes in Europe, the company will collaborate and support the renowned European festival through its extensive flight network allowing Eurovision fans to enjoy direct flights to Turin from Barcelona and Paris.

Vueling has customised one of its Airbus A320NEO aircraft with the colours of the Eurovision Song Contest showcasing a vinyl with musical note motifs. This plane will be used on all routes in Europe and will continue to operate until the end of the summer. During this period, the airline will offer a special Eurovision onboard menu called “12 points" - the highest score that can be awarded to a country during the voting process – bringing together different types of dishes and drinks from the participating countries. Likewise, the interior of the plane will also be customised to host an in-flight event on Thursday, 12 May, where many surprises will be revealed.

The airline was recently named the best European low-cost airline of 2021 at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, which is considered the Oscars of the aviation sector; has signed a collaboration agreement and launched various initiatives and activities involving Eurovision attendees.

 

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Vueling shows off new Eurovision 2022 branded Airbus A320.....

The Spanish airline and part of the International Airlines Group, Vueling, has designed a Eurovision branded plane, following the announcement that the carrier is the official airline of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which will be held in Turin from 10 to 14 May.

With more than 320 short and medium-haul routes in Europe, the company will collaborate and support the renowned European festival through its extensive flight network allowing Eurovision fans to enjoy direct flights to Turin from Barcelona and Paris.

Vueling has customised one of its Airbus A320NEO aircraft with the colours of the Eurovision Song Contest showcasing a vinyl with musical note motifs. This plane will be used on all routes in Europe and will continue to operate until the end of the summer. During this period, the airline will offer a special Eurovision onboard menu called “12 points" - the highest score that can be awarded to a country during the voting process – bringing together different types of dishes and drinks from the participating countries. Likewise, the interior of the plane will also be customised to host an in-flight event on Thursday, 12 May, where many surprises will be revealed.

The airline was recently named the best European low-cost airline of 2021 at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, which is considered the Oscars of the aviation sector; has signed a collaboration agreement and launched various initiatives and activities involving Eurovision attendees.

 

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Vueling doubles its presence at London Gatwick Airport adding five new routes to Spain and deploying two new Airbus A320Neo

At a briefing at the Spanish Tourist Office in London, Pedro Medina, deputy director of the Spanish Tourist Office (UK) together with Carolyn Prowse, Vueling’s chief commercial, strategy, network and customer officer, highlighted their confidence in the return of British tourism to Spain and celebrated Vueling’s five new routes to Spain from London Gatwick, starting operations between 01 and 03 April 2022.

Pedro Medina outlined the impact of COVID-19 on Spain’s tourism industry showcasing statistics from 2019 onwards. In 2020, international arrivals to Spain dropped by just over 77% compared to the previous year, whilst the tourism expenditure in the same period dropped by 78%. In 2021, Spain registered just under 32 million international arrivals, representing around 37% of the 2019 numbers. 

Despite this, Medina emphasised how Spain’s strategy is not based around arrival statistics:  “Yes in 2019, Spain registered over 83.5 million international arrivals which is huge, however, our focus is not to recover these numbers. We are looking at a more long-term tourism strategy that encourages social, environmental, and economic sustainability.  In the short-term, we are focusing on bringing back quality tourism and rebuilding traveller confidence, whilst in the mid to long term, we will be identifying and targeting key consumer groups which are aligned to our sustainability objectives.”

 

Medina also showcased early tourism indicators for 2022 with summer air capacity 3.47% below 2019 levels and a growing average length of stay (11.4 nights for UK visitors in January 2022 vs a 2021 average of 8.73 nights).   

Vueling, which forms part of IAG, has been the leader in the Spanish domestic market since 2012 and today operates 100 routes with departures and arrivals in Spain. In April 2022, the airline significantly increases its operations from London Gatwick to Spain with five new routes and deploys two of its most efficient aircraft, the A320Neo, to London Gatwick as part of its commitment to the United Kingdom and its ambitious international growth plan.  To celebrate these new routes, Vueling has launched a promotional campaign with routes now available to book from just 1 euro, before taxes to/from London.

Carolyn Prowse said:   “We are thrilled to celebrate the development of our international network from London Gatwick.  The United Kingdom represents Vueling’s strongest international market growth for 2022. We have doubled our presence at Gatwick airport compared to 2019 by adding new routes to Spain and deploying two new aircraft from April. This commitment from London Gatwick is in addition to our expanded operations from Paris Orly. Together, these two initiatives showcase how Vueling aims to help boost international markets this summer".

 

Vueling’s summer season programme

Vueling’s 2022 summer programme includes five new routes from London Gatwick to the Spanish destinations of Seville, Granada, Malaga, Almeria and Menorca and a total of 25 direct routes from the United Kingdom to Spain, France and Italy.

Vueling will serve existing direct routes from London Gatwick to Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Asturias, Paris-Orly, Rome and Florence. Florence, Paris-Orly, Granada and La Coruña are routes only served by Vueling from Gatwick. 

The carrier which operates from a further six UK airports will continue to operate direct flights from previous seasons such as Cardiff to Malaga, Alicante and Palma de Mallorca, and Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh to Barcelona; the airline's main operations hub. 

 

Summer season highlights by base for 2022 include:

 

Origin	Destination	Country	Start Date
London Gatwick	Malaga - new	Spain	1 April 2022
	Seville - new	Spain	1 April 2022
	La Coruña – new airport	Spain	1 April 2022
	Mahon (Menorca) - new	Spain	2 April 2022
	Granada - new	Spain	2 April 2022
	Almeria - new	Spain	3 April 2022
	Santiago de Cosmopolita	Spain
	Valencia	Spain
	Bilbao	Spain
	Paris Orly	France
	Asturias	Italy
	Rome Fiumicino	Italy
Cardiff	Palma de Mallorca	Spain
	Alicante	Spain
	Malaga	Spain
	Paris Orly	France
Edinburgh	Paris Orly	France
	Barcelona	Spain
Glasgow	Paris Orly	France
Birmingham	Paris Orly	France
	Barcelona	Spain
Manchester	Barcelona	Spain
Newcastle	Paris Orly	France

 

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Vueling Airlines Takes Off from Belfast City Airport

Flights to Barcelona have taken off from Belfast City Airport with Vueling Airlines.

 

The inaugural flight received a traditional water cannon salute upon arrival whilst flamenco dancers entertained outbound passengers as they boarded their flight on July 2nd.

 

Katy Best, Commercial Director at Belfast City Airport, said:  “The addition of Vueling Airlines to Belfast City Airport will provide passengers with more choice this summer, bringing the total number of UK and European destinations served from the airport to 26.

 

“Vueling offers convenient flight times with a twice-weekly service to the popular Spanish city, and we are sure that passengers will take advantage of its competitive prices and great customer service to enjoy a relaxing break.”

 

Passengers that book an Optima or Family Fare ticket can also avail of Vueling’s flight change policy, which enables the holder to cancel or amend their trip for free, should their plans change.

 

The maiden flight further strengthens the IAG network from Belfast City Airport, with both Aer Lingus and British Airways having a comprehensive choice of routes already in place.

 

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IAG Cargo celebrates its 10-year anniversary

IAG Cargo marks its tenth anniversary, following a decade of expansion and innovation

 

The merger between British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo offered customers a ‘one-stop’ shop – creating a truly global network through the carriers in the IAG group spanning five continents

 

With the integration of Vueling, Level and Aer Lingus the business has transported cargo on almost 1 million flights (950,000) to over 450 destinations

 

08 April 2021 – This month, IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), celebrates its tenth anniversary – marking a decade of transporting vital shipments safely and efficiently for customers across the world.

 

IAG Cargo was created in 2011 following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, bringing together two distinct brands focused on providing a quality services for their customers to unlock the full potential of their networks. Since then, IAG Cargo’s mission – to be ‘always moving’ – has led it to become one of the largest cargo operators in the world, serving key sectors of the global economy including ecommerce, tech, manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceutical and aerospace. 

 

In total, in the last decade it is estimated that IAG Cargo has served nearly 14,000 freight forwarders, operated 950,000 flights, transporting millions of tonnes of cargo and flown to over 450 destinations worldwide using 30 models of aircraft.  Today, the business is trusted by some of the world’s best known brands to transport their precious cargo, from ancient artefacts for The British Museum, endangered animals for BornFree, vaccine shipments for Biological E to airplane parts for Boeing.

 

Commercial revenues of €1,306 million for IAG Cargo during 2020

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                              The cargo division of the International Airlines Group,  IAG Cargo has released details of its 2020 performance today and reported positive commercial revenues of €1,306 million over the whole of last year. 

  

IAG is one of the world's largest airline groups with 533 aircraft as of 31st December 2020. It is the third-largest group in Europe and the sixth-largest in the world, based on revenue.   

Overall yields for IAG Cargo for 2020 were up 94.6 per cent on the same time last year at constant currency. Sold tonnes were down 34.9 per cent.   

Lynne Embleton, CEO at IAG Cargo, said:  "In 2020, the IAG Cargo team delivered exceptional results amid a  challenging economic and capacity environment.   

Our top priority was to maintain a broad network and product proposition for cargo customers despite the pandemic. Without a freighter fleet, we adapted our operations and quickly established a comprehensive network of scheduled cargo-only flying using the group’s passenger aircraft. We identified markets most in need of air cargo supply, where the demand could support the yields required to cover the costs of cargo-only-services.