Vueling will offer increased flights to Spain from the UK. Credits: simpleflying.com
Low-cost carrier Vueling has announced it will be increasing its capacity on flights connecting the UK and Spain.
The Spanish airline’s already established routes, connecting the UK with Sevilla, Barcelona and Alicante, will be expanded, with two new routes announced, connecting London-Heathrow Airport with Bilbao and Santiago de Compostela. The move is part of Vueling’s broader strategy to strengthen its position in the very competitive UK-Spain travel corridor.
In July, Vueling will operate 19 additional weekly flights between the two countries. The routes that will benefit from this increase include the ones connecting London-Gatwick to Sevilla and Málaga, six weekly additional flights from London-Gatwick to Alicante, four weekly additional flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona, and two more flights from Cardiff Airport to Málaga.
When aggregating all of these newly added flights, and taking into account the rest of the low-cost airlines, flights from the UK to Spain will add up to 207 weekly flights, a 6.2 per cent increase from July 2024.
However, some lines will be reduced to accommodate these updated frequencies: Vueling no longer plans to operate from London-Gatwick to Gran Canaria Airport or Granada’s Federico Garcia Lorca. Other carriers are expected to cover these routes, so travellers should not worry about missing out on the islands or on the Andalusian coast.
Spain is the most popular destination for tourists from the UK, with British nationals representing one in five visitors to the sunny southern European country in 2024.
