Volotea opens new base in Bari, here are the destinations for summer 2024
There are 8 new routes for a total of as many as 18 destinations that will be operated thanks to the new base operating from the Apulian airport
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Volotea prepares for a summer full of news: the low-cost airline Has announced its eighth Italian base in Bari, Italy. - the 21st at the European level-with a presentation conference attended by, among others, Valeria Rebasti, International Market Director of Volotea, and Antonio Maria Vasile, President of Aeroporti di Puglia.
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With a +38% of capacity and an Airbus A320, Volotea puts the turbocharger at the Apulian airport and also announces 5 of the 8 new routes planned in Bari for 2024. Volotea has been recognized by Skytrax, in its global passenger satisfaction survey, as the "Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe" at the World Airline Awards 2023, termed by the world's media "the Oscars of the aviation industry.". The airline adds this recognition to its growing list of achievements, which includes two consecutive wins as "Europe's Leading Low-Cost Airline" at the 2021 and 2022 World Travel Awards.
Where Volotea flies from Bari
Starting next July 4, connections will be available towards Toulouse, with a twice-weekly frequency and a total supply of 6,480 seats for sale, and toward Dubrovnik, with three frequencies a week and more than 9,000 seats on sale. Starting July 5, it will be possible to fly to Comiso and Bilbao, with two weekly frequencies and an offer of more than 6,000 seats each. It closes with Malaga, available from July 6, with a twice-weekly frequency and 6,120 seats on sale. The other 3 new routes will also be announced in the coming weeks, which will increase Puglia's offerings even more.
Operating at the Apulian airport since 2012, Volotea has operated about 19,400 flights to date and carried more than 2 million passengers. Thanks to today's announcements, the company further strengthens its ties with the area and is ready to take off to and from Bari to new destinations.
With 1 Airbus A320 allocated to Bari, Volotea will be able to offer an even more diverse range of destinations. By 2024, they will be 18 available links: 7 in Greece (Athens, Corfu, Heraklion/Creta, Mykonos, Santorini, Skiathos and Zakynthos), 3 in Italy (Comiso - news 2024, Florence and Olbia), 2 in France (Lyon and Toulouse - news 2024), 2 in Spain (Bilbao and Malaga - both new to 2024), 1 in Croatia (Dubrovnik - news 2024), in addition to the 3 connections to be announced in the coming weeks.
Volotea the numbers
Volotea was founded in 2011 by Carlos Muñoz and Lázaro Ros, previously founders of Vueling. It is one of the fastest growing independent companies in Europe over the past 10 years. Volotea flies to more than 100 airports and has bases in 20 medium-sized European cities: Asturias, Athens, Bilbao, Bordeaux, Brest (from November 2023), Cagliari, Florence (from April 2023), Hamburg, Lille, Lyon, Lourdes, Marseille, Nantes, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Venice and Verona. The airline announced its 21st base in Europe and 8th in Italy in the city of Bari, operational from July 2024.
By 2024, Volotea will operate more than 450 routes (more than half of which will be exclusive), offer nearly 13.3 million seats (+18% compared to 2023), and operate about 78,000 flights. The airline has a fleet of 41 Airbus A319s and A320s.
New base in Bari, statements
"The opening of the Bari summer base once again confirms Volotea's growth in Italy - Valeria Rebasti, International Market Director of Volotea, said. -. This important milestone and the connections announced today allow us to consolidate the connectivity of the area, with a total of 18 destinations to 5 different countries, including Croatia and Spain, the absolute novelties for our summer 2024 in Bari. In this way we will shorten even more the distances between Puglia, one of the most desired Italian destinations, and the rest of Europe. But that's not all. The opening of this new base allows us to further strengthen our presence locally, supporting the economy through increased tourist flows. Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank Aeroporti di Puglia for their valuable support in achieving this important new milestone for Volotea."
"Volotea's announcement that from next summer it will connect 18 destinations - 8 of them brand new - from Bari. said the president of Aeroporti di Puglia, Antonio Maria Vasile - represents excellent news for us and for Puglia. In addition to the new destinations, all commercially of great interest, there is another important decision by the company, the opening of the base on Bari. This will allow, in line with our Strategic Plan, a diversification of supply by companies, promoting competitiveness, competition and adaptability to changing market conditions in favor of consumers. In an industry subject to variables such as fuel costs, economic instability and changes in passenger preferences, diversification allows airlines to mitigate negative impacts, airports to offer a wider range of destinations to passengers and Aeroporti di Puglia to expand its network. This choice, gratifies and attests to the great work we have been doing for some time to offer ever higher standards to passengers transiting through our airports. I am convinced that Bari-based aircraft will contribute significantly to the vitality, profitability and connectivity of the airport and its supply chain, with the growth of local employment. I also believe it is important to consider how Volotea's decision contributes incisively to improving, in a logic of competitiveness, the offer of 'Karol Wojtyla'. Today's, therefore, is a day to be framed for the Company that I am honored to preside over and is meant to be a stimulus to do better and better for the good of the territory, always in synergy with the Apulia Region and with those companies that are confirmed, in fact, as reliable partners."
