VOLOTEA LAUNCHES A NEW ROUTE TO BORDEAUX FROM VIENNA IN 2019
A 48-hour flash promotion with tickets from €9 is available for bookings today. Volotea will offer four destinations from Vienna to Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes and Bilbao increasing its capacity by 50%.
Vienna, November 21st, 2018 - Volotea, the airline of mid and small-sized European cities, opens for sale today its new route to Bordeaux to operate in 2019 from Vienna.
Volotea, the airline that connects medium and small cities in Europe, announces the launch of a new connection for 2019 from Vienna to Bordeaux. This route is exclusively operated by Volotea and becomes a new direct destination from the airport. Flights will start operating on April 12th on Mondays and Fridays and 23,200 seats will be offered.
Volotea will operate four destinations from Vienna airport: Bilbao, Nantes, Marseille and Bordeaux. All of them were opened in exclusive basis, enhancing the connectivity of Vienna with these destinations. The airline is increasing its capacity by 50% in 2019, offering 90,000 seats to fly to these European cities.
Volotea started operations in Vienna in April 2017 and has carried more than 80,000 passengers. From January to October 2018, Volotea has achieved an average load factor of 91%, reaching 100% in August.
"Following the positive results achieved this year in Vienna, we have increased the capacity by 50% and we launch a new route to one of our most important bases in France and an attractive destination. In Bordeaux, we currently sponsor the Opéra National de Bordeaux" has stated Carlos Muñoz, CEO and Volotea’s Founder. "We envisage to continue growing in coming years in Vienna, serving new connections to enhance the flight opportunities with even more European cities at attractive prices".
Volotea´s Growth
Volotea has carried 20 millionth passengers since its first flight in 2012 and more than 4.8 million in 2017.
In 2018, Volotea has opened 58 new routes to serve a lineup of 293 routes, operating flights to 78 mid and small-sized European cities in 13 countries: France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Greece, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Albania, Portugal, Malta, Austria, Ireland and Luxembourg. The airline expects to carry between 5.7m and 6.0 passengers at the end of 2018.
Volotea has currently twelve bases: Venice, Nantes, Bordeaux, Palermo, Strasbourg, Asturias, Verona, Toulouse, Genoa, Bilbao, Marseille and Athens. These last three have been inaugurated recently in 2018. Volotea will inaugurate a new base in Cagliari.
Volotea employs over 1,000 people in summer 2018, a year in which it added 250 new positions.
In 2018, Volotea operates its network with 32 aircraft, Boeing 717s and Airbus A319s. Both models are recognized for their comfort and reliability, with Volotea offering reclining seats which are 5% wider than the average in airlines.
The Airbus A319 is the aircraft model selected for its future growth and will allow the company to increase its passenger capacity by 20% to 150 seats and to serve longer routes.
The airline was selected by TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice 2017 as the best airline based in France, Italy and Spain in the "Europe Regional and Low Cost" category.
About Volotea : www.volotea.com
Volotea, the airline of European mid and small-sized cities, offers direct flights at very competitive prices. Since its creation in April 2012, Volotea has carried more than 20 million passengers across Europe and 4.8 million in 2017.
In 2018 Volotea operates 293 routes among 78 medium and small-sized cities in 13 countries: France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Greece, Croatia, The Czech Republic, Albania, Portugal, Malta, Austria, Ireland and Luxembourg. The airline expects to carry between 5.7m and 6.0 passengers in 2018.
Volotea operates its network with 32 aircraft in 2018. Its fleet includes Boeing 717s and Airbus A319s.
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