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Vueling, Spain’s low fare airline, this weekend flew the first flights of its latest additions to its UK network, and reintroduced its popular Edinburgh to Barcelona schedule.
Vueling’s first flight into Southampton from Barcelona touched down on Saturday with its inaugural service landing on time at 16:45. The regular, scheduled flights will operate between Southampton Airport and Barcelona El Prat Airport, three times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The first flight from Barcelona El Prat airport was greeted at Southampton under the arch of a traditional water cannon salute, courtesy of the fire-fighting team at Southampton. A celebratory cake was also enjoyed by the Captain and crew of the flight prior to the aircraft’s departure back to Barcelona carrying an excited group of passengers heading for the Spanish sun.
New Routes from Cardiff
Vueling already operates three times weekly Cardiff to Barcelona flights and this weekend added a further two routes to its schedule from the Welsh capital. Direct flights to the historic, Spanish town of Alicante and the holiday destination of Palma de Mallorca, began flying on Friday 22 June. Both routes will offer direct flights three times a week on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday on Vueling’s Airbus aircraft for the summer season. Vueling is also offering passengers flying to Mallorca the opportunity to maximise its Barcelona Hub connections programme to return to Cardiff via Barcelona on a Friday so making short breaks to the popular Mediterranean island, with its endless sunshine, an easy and convenient option. Fares from Cardiff to Alicante start from approximately £58 (69.99€) and to Palma de Mallorca. From September 16th the Cardiff-Alicante route will be available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
For passengers flying into Barcelona Vueling offers a wealth of alternative onward connections via its successful Barcelona Hub operations. Currently more than 40 destinations are available throughout Europe and North-Africa, including the Greek Islands of Santorini and Crete, as well as Gran Canaria, Malta, Malaga, San Sebastian, Rome and Venice, with full through baggage check-in from Southampton and Cardiff to final destination.
Reintroduction of Edinburgh Route
Vueling also began the reintroduced and popular Edinburgh to Barcelona route this weekend when the first flight left on Saturday 23 June. The three times weekly flights, which will operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays will complement Vueling’s 2012 summer schedule that features existing flights from London Heathrow to Bilbao, Galicia, La Coruna and Vigo and it’s new routes from Cardiff to Barcelona, Mallorca and Alicante and from Southampton to Barcelona.
"We are delighted to introduce these new routes to our expanding UK network,” said Vueling CEO Alex Cruz. “Southampton has a strong catchment area and complementary ties to the cruise industry and is an obvious choice for Vueling. The addition of new summer routes from Cardiff to Alicante and Palma, and the reintroduction of the Edinburgh to Barcelona route for this summer further demonstrates our commitment to providing more regional flights to Spain for the UK market.”
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