santos From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2007, 705 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 months 20 hours ago) and read 2652 times:
Route is already on sale on Vueling website
PMI 14:50 - LHR 16:10
LHR 17:15 - PMI 20:20
Route seems to be daily
Where are these slots coming from? Are other Vueling routes from LHR being cut?
Or is it a MAD/BCN slot?
I'm very surprised by this new route. http://www.vueling.com/en/
tomkell92 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2012, 47 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (6 months 15 hours ago) and read 2213 times:
Sounds good, although I can't help but think that this kinds of service would be better served at LGW rather than LHR. Having said that BA CityFlyer manage to get good load factors on their LCY - PMI route in the summer.
PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11129 posts, RR: 63 Reply 3, posted (6 months 15 hours ago) and read 2108 times:
Fares look rather high, certainly looks like they are going after more of the premium passenger. Can see it working too, with the demand to PMI and on to MAH and IBZ.
peterinlisbon From Portugal, joined Jan 2006, 229 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (6 months 14 hours ago) and read 2095 times:
I've flown with vueling in the past, and I've actually found their level of service to be better than Iberia. Maybe things have changed since then, but I remember booking and as soon as I had paid I had the chance to select my seat on the plane for free, and I think there was even a free checked baggage allowance. On board, they always seemed to be playing Moby and the staff were young and friendly.
fcogafa From United Kingdom, joined May 2008, 633 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (6 months 14 hours ago) and read 2038 times:
BMI operated LHR to PMI for many years, sometimes twice a day, but stopped a couple of years ago. I am surprised there is no LHR-AGP service too, there is a lot of British money down there.
ba319-131 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 8264 posts, RR: 56 Reply 6, posted (6 months 7 hours ago) and read 1866 times:
If it was not for the awful legroom I'd use the service, however I'd rather pay the extra legroom seats on Monarch from Luton, I tad further away but a more comfortable journey.
I think the service will work, mind those July fares are pretty steep.
summa767 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 2387 posts, RR: 7 Reply 8, posted (6 months 3 hours ago) and read 1539 times:
Quoting santos (Reply 7): currently they operate LHR-ALC, but route will soon move to LGW
The current 3 weekly LHR-ALC is staying even when the 17 x weekly LGW-ALC starts for the Summer season.
Of course the flight from LHR might eventually end when a better use for those slots is found, but for now it will exist alongside new flights from Gatwick.
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