Budget airline Vueling to launch Birmingham to Barcleona flights

SPANISH budget airline Vueling will launch flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona from next June.

The airline will start with three flights a week, and grow up to four in August to Barcelona’s El Prat Airport.

It is Birmingham Airport’s second win this week. On Monday American Airlines announced it will be operating direct flights to New York’s JFK Airport from next May.

The new Vueling service will add an additional 21,600 seats to Barcelona from Birmingham and give passengers a choice of more than 140 destinations on the Vueling network across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Operating 180 seat A320 aircraft, flights will depart from Birmingham at lunchtime and arrive into Barcelona mid-afternoon.

Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport’s chief executive, said: “This is fantastic news for travellers as it not only increases capacity to this popular business and leisure destination but also provides affordable fares, regular services and onward connections across Europe with Vueling, a very successful and popular European carrier.”

Flights are on sale now via Vueling’s website.