Vueling will start working three weekly direct flights from Barcelona to Istanbul airport from October 29, 2024.
This new route makes Vueling the one Spanish airline that at the moment gives a direct connection between Barcelona and the Turkish metropolis.
Initially, flights will happen on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Nevertheless, from March 30, 2025, the frequency will enhance to seven weekly flights, offering a day by day service to Istanbul.
Vueling, a part of the IAG group, is likely one of the main low-cost corporations in Europe and performs a key function in Spain's connectivity. The airline has a dominant presence at its most important base, Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airport, and maintains a powerful presence in different markets, together with Bilbao and connections between mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands.
Within the first half of 2024, Vueling took supply of 5 Airbus A320ceo plane and plans to obtain 20 extra plane by the top of the 12 months. Deliveries embrace the deliberate A321 XLR, which shall be essential to help further frequencies and new routes to secondary cities. The airline hopes to additional develop its fleet in 2025, with plans for 27 extra plane, together with a Boeing 787.
With Vueling carrying virtually 18 million passengers within the first half of 2024, this enlargement displays the airline's continued progress within the European low-cost market and its dedication to enhancing connectivity between key locations reminiscent of Barcelona and Istanbul.