Vueling Airlines
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Image:Vueling A320 EC-JGM.jpg Vueling Airlines is a low-fare airline based in Barcelona, Spain. It links to many destinations in Europe and also the western Mediterranean. Its main base is Barcelona Airport, with additional hubs at Valencia Airport, Bilbao Airport and Madrid Airport.
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History
The airline was established in 2004 and started operations on 1 July 2004. It is owned by Apax Partners (39%), Inversiones Hemisferio (Grupo Planeta) (30%), management team (23%) and private investors (7%).
On 1 March 2005 it was announced that International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) had placed six new Airbus A320 aircraft on six year lease terms with Vueling Airlines, for delivery between April and December 2006.
Destinations
Vueling Airlines operates the following services (at October 2005):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Menorca, Málaga, Ibiza, Seville and Valencia. Alicante and Santiago de Compostela will also be operated by this company in the future.
Fleet
The Vueling Airlines fleet consists of 10 Airbus A320-200 aircraft (at January 2006).
In March 2006, the average age of Vueling fleet is 1.4 years old.
External links
- Vueling Airlines
- Vueling Airlines Fleet Age
- Vueling Airlines Fleet Detail
- Vueling Airlines Passenger Opinions
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