Volotea’s summer sizzler as 41 new routes announced
Volotea has announced 41 new routes across its four key countries: France, Italy, Spain, and Greece.
France has 16 new, Spain 15, Italy six, and Greece four.
All but one of Volotea’s new routes are domestic; Marseille – Tenerife South is the sole international.
Most are summer-seasonal, but some, especially involving Corsica, such as Bastia – Paris Beauvais, will be year-round, just reduced in frequency.
Marseille – Tenerife South, meanwhile, will be winter-focused, although will begin just before the winter season starts.
| Routing | Start date | Weekly frequency (summer)* | Aircraft | Direct competition (WF)** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens – Corfu | 3 July | 4, then 7 | 717 | Olympic (28), Sky Express (13) |
| Bastia – Lyon | 4 July | 4, then 7 | 319 | easyJet (8), Air Corsica (5), Air France (2) |
| Bastia – Paris Beauvais | 4 July | 2 | 319 | None |
| Bastia – Rennes | 3 July | 2 | 319 | Air France (1) |
| Biarritz – Lille | 6 July | 2 | 319 | None |
| Biarritz – Rennes | 6 July | 2 | 319 | None |
| Biarritz – Strasbourg | 6 July | 2 | 319 | None |
| Bilbao – Castellon | 11 July | 2 | 717 | None |
| Bilbao – Valencia | 5 July | 2, then 4 | 717 | Iberia (10), Vueling (3) |
| Ibiza – Alicante | 5 July | 2 | 717 | Iberia (10), Vueling (5) |
| Ibiza – Granada | 3 July | 2 | 717 | None |
| Ibiza – Santiago D.C. | 3 July | 2 | 717 | None |
| Ibiza – Zaragoza | 4 July | 2 | 717 | None |
| Lamezia Terme -Trieste | 6 July | 2 | 717 | None |
| Lyon – Ajaccio | 4 July | 4, then 7 | 319 | easyJet (11), Air Corsica (7), Air France (2) |
| Lyon – Figari | 4 July | 4, then 7 | 319 | easyJet (7), Air Corsica (2), Air France (2) |
| Menorca – Alicante | 3 July | 2 | 717 | Vueling (3) |
| Menorca – Granada | 6 July | 2 | 717 | Vueling (3) |
| Menorca – Malaga | 5 July | 2 | 717 | Vueling (2) |
| Menorca – Santiago D.C. | 5 July | 2 | 717 | Vueling (2) |
| Menorca – Seville | 3 July | 2 | 717 | Vueling (3) |
| Menorca – Valencia | 5 July | 2 | 717 | Iberia (4), Ryanair (3) |
| Marseille – Tenerife South | 17 October | 1 | 319 | None |
| Montpellier – Figari | 5 July | 2 | 319 | None |
| Nice – Brest | 3 July | 2 | 319 | Air France (1) |
| Nice – Caen | 3 July | 2 | 319 | Air France (1) |
| Olbia – Pescara | 6 July | 2 | 319 | None |
| Olbia – Trieste | 6 July | 2 | 319 | None |
| Palermo – Trieste | 3 July | 2 | 717 | None |
| Palma – Alicante | 6 July | 2 | 717 | Vueling (16), Air Europa (14), Ryanair (5) |
| Palma – Valencia | 4 July | 2 | 717 | Air Europa (28), Vueling (20), Iberia (11), Ryanair (10) |
| Palma – Zaragoza | 4 July | 3 | 717 | Vueling (3) |
| Perpignan – Lille | 3 July | 2 | 319 | Vueling (2) |
| Rennes – Ajaccio | 4 July | 2 | 319 | Air France (2) |
| Rennes – Basia | 3 July | 2 | 319 | Air France (1) |
| Rennes – Figari | 4 July | 2 | 319 | Air France (1) |
| Thessaloniki -Heraklion | 12 June | 2 | 717 | Olympic (14), Ellinair (3) |
| Thessaloniki -Mykonos | 13 June | 2 | 717 | Olympic (6) |
| Thessaloniki – Santorini/Thira | 5 July | 3 | 717 | Olympic (4) |
| Turin – Alghero | 4 July | 2 | 319 | Blue Air (3) |
| Turin – Catania | 3 July | 4, then 7 | 319 | Blue Air (10), Malta Air*** (4) |
| * Any frequency increases within the summer period. **Published carrier, based on the same week Volotea begins. Direct competition may exist or change at other times. *** One unit of the Ryanair Group with a separate IATA code. Source: OAG Schedules Analyser. | ||||
Two-thirds of routes will have direct competition
In all, 27 of these 41 routes will face direct competition.
Palma – Valencia will have the most competitors, with four. They will collectively have 69 weekly frequencies against Volotea’s two.
This intensity of direct competition will inevitability continue as Volotea matures and expands further.
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