Airline lays on 15 special flights for Champions League final

Spanish airline Vueling has announced 15 special flights to take Liverpool fans to their Champions League final, against Tottenham Hotspur, on June 1.

Fans’ groups and supporters of both teams had criticised exorbitant flight and transport costs as soon as the final two teams were confirmed for the game, in Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitan Stadium.

Now, Barcelona-based Vueling, has said it will lay on special flights from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) to Madrid.

The airline confirmed that it has put on sale 15 flights from LJLA to Madrid, being nine flights to be operated on May 31, and six flights on June 1.

On June 2nd, Vueling Airlines offers 15 services from Madrid to Liverpool.

All flights will be operated with Vueling’s Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft, with capacity for 186 and 220 passengers, respectively.

Vueling is the largest airline in Spain by fleet size and number of destinations.