Vueling Airlines (VY, Barcelona-El Prat) will fly to and from London Heathrow Airport from sister airline British Airways (BA, London Heathrow Airport) for the upcoming IATA summer season from 31 March to 26 October 2024. Lease the frame. The agreement will enable the Spanish airline to offer the following services: It returns to London’s main airport after a four-year hiatus, with daily flights to Barcelona El Prat and Paris Orly.
The agreement between the two airlines of the IAG International Airlines Group was announced by UK Airports Coordination Limited on 7 February. The agreement also includes the movement of British Airways-operated flights from Terminals 3 and 5 to Terminal 4.
“These two new routes add to our existing operations from London Gatwick and position Vueling Airlines as one of the leading airlines connecting major hubs across Europe,” Chief Commercial, Customer, said. said Carolyn Prowse, Head of Strategy, Network.
The ch-aviation module shows that Vueling currently operates 49 weekly flights between its largest hubs, Barcelona El Prat and London Gatwick. It competes directly with easyJet Europe/easyJet UK, which share 26 flights a week. Meanwhile, Paris-Orly is the airline’s second-largest hub, with 18 weekly Vueling flights to Gatwick. The Barcelona-Heathrow route is only operated by British Airways, while the Orly-Heathrow route is currently not operated.
Vueling’s flights from London Heathrow to Barcelona and Paris-Orly will be operated by the airline’s 180-seat A320-200.
Spanish LCCs only secure lease slots for one season. We applied for 14 weekly slots at Heathrow Airport for the 2024 summer season, but were unable to secure any.