Press release, 25 November 2021 – Volotea, the airline of European regional capitals, will start operating flights to Algeria in December, operating two routes from its bases in Marseille and Bordeaux with approximately 100,000 seats, thereby consolidating its growth in France.

Starting from 23 December 2021, Volotea will add Algiers to its list of destinations from Bordeaux-Mérignac airport. The airline will run one flight per week with 30,000 seats per year on this route.

The new route will come into operation on 23 December 2021, adding to the 21 routes already available from Bordeaux airport.

You can buy tickets in France on the Volotea website and on all of the usual distribution channels.

“We are delighted to announce these new routes from Marseille and Bordeaux to Oran and Algiers. This is a big success story for us, as it helps us to achieve further growth and expand the range of flights that we offer in France. We cannot wait to get started with these flights to Algeria and celebrate air borders being reopened. You can already buy tickets in France on the Volotea website and on all of the usual distribution channels. In Algeria, customers will be able to book their flights at travel agencies.” said Carlos Muñoz, Volotea founder and CEO.

ABOUT VOLOTEA

Volotea was founded in 2011 by Carlos Munoz and Lázaro Ros, previously founders of Vueling, is one of the fastest-growing independent airlines in Europe, increasing year-on-year its fleet, routes served, and seats offered. Since its start, Volotea has carried more than 35 million passengers across Europe.

Volotea is based in 18 European small and mid-sized capitals: Alghero, Asturias, Athens, Bilbao, Bordeaux, Cagliari, Genoa, Hamburg, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Venice and Verona. Volotea serves more than 100 cities across 15 countries including Algeria which will be launched in December, from France.

Volotea is becoming a full Airbus carrier in 2021, by renewing part of its fleet with aircraft from the European manufacturer. The airline, which had planned to perform this fleet unification in 2023, has advanced its plans in order to improve its cost base over the next 2-3 years and increase its network offering, with aircraft that have a higher capacity and a longer flying range.

The airline has operated a fleet of 40 aircraft in summer 2021 versus 36 in 2019. In terms of volume, Volotea and has increased its seat capacity by up to 111% compared to summer 2019.

Volotea employs over 1,350 staff across Europe and was the most active airline in Summer 2020 among its main competitors in activity, seat-load factor, operational levels and customer satisfaction.

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