02 September 2024

Volotea's new operational base in Rodez inaugurated

The company's destinations from Paris Orly are: Ancona, Bilbao, Genoa, Lourdes, Olbia, Rodez, Turin (for the Christmas period) and Verona

Volotea today inaugurated its new operational base in Rodez, France. This is the tenth French base for the carrier, one of the fastest-expanding airlines in Europe, which will help create more than 30 new jobs at Rodez-Aveyron Airport.

The opening of the base follows the award of the tender to operate the Paris Orly-Rodez Aveyron route under territorial continuity. Thanks to this service, eligible citizens will be able to take advantage of 2 flights a day from Monday to Friday and one flight on Sunday, all at a discounted rate. The flights will be operated with Airbus A319, and a total of 178,000 seats will be available by 2025.

This new route to Rodez further expands the offer of destinations reachable with Volotea from Paris Orly airport, which already includes cities such as Ancona, Bilbao, Genoa, Olbia, Turin (during the Christmas period), Verona and Lourdes, also served by the carrier under territorial continuity.

Volotea

Volotea, founded in 2011 by Carlos Muñoz and Lázaro Ros, former founders of Vueling, is an independent airline that has expanded its fleet to 44 Airbus A319s and A320s. It achieved a 4-star rating in 2024 and was recognized by Skytrax as the "Best European Low-Cost Airline 2024" at the World Airline Awards 2023 and 2024 and won three awards as "Europe's Leading Low-Cost Airline" at the 2021, 2022 and 2024 World Travel Awards. It flies to more than 110 airports and has bases in 22 European destinations: Asturias, Athens, Bari (new 2024) Bilbao, Bordeaux, Brest (new 2024), Cagliari, Florence (from April 2023), Hamburg, Lille, Lyon, Lourdes, Marseille, Nantes, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Rodez (new 2024), Strasbourg, Toulouse, Venice and Verona. In 2024, it will operate over 450 routes, offering between 12.5 and 13 million seats, an increase of 12%-16% compared to 2023, and will carry out around 80,000 flights.

By the Editorial Board of Avion Tourism Magazine

Text source: Volotea Press Office

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