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Vueling launches three new Spanish routes from London Gatwick

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Vueling, the low cost short-haul carrier within the IAG group, and a sister airline of British Airways, continues to expand at London Gatwick. This is due to the airline taking over a number of take off and landing slots from BA.

For the Winter season, Vueling is adding:

  • Gatwick to Gran Canaria / Las Palmas (launches 7th December, two flights per week)
  • Gatwick to Lanzarote (launches 8th December, two flights per week)
  • Gatwick to Tenerife South (launches 6th December, three flights per week)
New Vueling routes from London Gatwick

Other regular routes from Gatwick this Winter include:

  • A Coruña
  • Asturias
  • Barcelona
  • Bilbao
  • Florence
  • Granada
  • Mahon
  • Malaga
  • Paris Orly
  • Rome Fiumcino
  • Santiago de Compostela
  • Valencia

Vueling flights can be booked with Avios.  There are two totally different ways of doing it:

  • redeem via Vueling Club on a revenue-based basis (eg the points price is the cash cost of the flight divided by a fixed value per Avios) or
  • redeem via Iberia Plus, using the standard Avios pricing chart which is based on distance

The former does not require reward seats to be available, unlike the latter. The former also lets you pay for 100% of the cost of your flight with Avios, including the taxes and charges.

Full details of how to redeem Avios points on Vueling flights can be found in this HfP article.

You can find out more, and book, on the Vueling website here.

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In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

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You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

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Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

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Vueling and Vueling Club

Comments (45)

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  • Joshua Critchley says:
    30 Aug30 August 13:48

    Vueling is not great – no back up or help if anything goes wrong. on your own when it goes tots up and they ignore uk261 too.
    You get what you pay for.
    One to avoid if at all possible
    No lounges either.

    • Richie says:
      30 Aug30 August 14:18

      VY did a short notice cancellation at the gate for my flight LGW-BCN, wasn’t good, it was a high density A321 super sardine operated flight as well. I re-routed using their app and arrived about 7 hours later. I did get €250 261 compensation because I persisted.

      • ChrisBCN says:
        30 Aug30 August 17:16

        You know they have more legroom than BA in the front rows, right?

        • Richie says:
          30 Aug30 August 17:24

          Yes, I was in row 3 on my A320 VY flight last Friday, was ok.

        • lumma says:
          30 Aug30 August 19:36

          I don’t know why, but both vueling and wizzair leave me feeling crippled after a flight. BA, easyJet and Ryanair, no problem at all.

          • Erico1875 says:
            30 Aug30 August 20:22

            True. I did BCN to NCL a few years back. I’m 5.7. felt really cramped

    • marcw says:
      30 Aug30 August 16:17

      Surprisingly, my last EC261 claim was very fast and quick. Compo was paid pretty quick (less than 2 weeks from flight). Now, hotel + meals, I think they are working on it, but I don’t know for certain.
      Anyway, best way is to contact them via Twitter.

      • JC says:
        30 Aug30 August 17:21

        Twitter. Really useful when aged parents are travelling and who aren’t tech savvy.
        As ever airlines and some assume every passenger is a tech savvy millennial.
        They aren’t.

        • Callum says:
          30 Aug30 August 17:30

          They don’t assume that…

          People contact them via Twitter so they respond to them when they do, it’s hardly a strategised plan to shift their customer service to being solely Twitter based.

  • Clive says:
    30 Aug30 August 17:01

    Looking for some advice. I took out the AMEX PLT recently and have just hit a problem with a booking which I had previously made where the airline has cancelled my flight and I am now forced to overnight in Singapore to catch a flight the next day. I am trying to get the airline to cover the hotel and transport expenses but don’t hold too much hope for this.

    I had paid on my AMEX BONVOY for the flights and wonder if I will be covered under the PLT Insurance Travel Inconvenience section?

    • Chas says:
      30 Aug30 August 21:08

      You should be, as the references in the T&Cs to costs being paid for on the card are usually to “the card account” (not just “the card”) meaning any other personal card you hold in your name.

  • Erico1875 says:
    30 Aug30 August 20:35

    Having (re)read the related article on redeeming Avios on Vueling, I need to disagree. Based on compared to BA Often taking off what you would normally pay for a RFS, I’ve seen plenty OPTIMA fares sub £100 RTN so even based on a 0.5p per Avios. 100 minus 35 is 65 so 13K Avios RTN.

    • Erico1875 says:
      30 Aug30 August 20:52

      Actually, just taking the basic option IE about as low as £40 RTN adding 2nd bag 10kg ,priority boarding (same as we do regularly for short Ryanair breaks) and seat selection you could be as low as £80 RTN so 80 – 35 = 55 so sub 11K Avios

  • Gordon says:
    30 Aug30 August 21:01

    Typical, I have the Emirate’s offer on my Amex business gold but don’t need it….

  • Han says:
    31 Aug31 August 13:26

    I am currently at Barcelona airport, booked the flight to Gatwick a while ago via BA and the flight is operated by Veuling. Which means no free lounge access despite Silver BA. I am glad however I paid the €39 fee as it’s now showing a 3 hour delay.

    I’ll look more carefully in future, if I wanted to travel on a budget airline that’s what I’d book (and it would have been significantly cheaper!)

    • ChrisBCN says:
      31 Aug31 August 15:42

      You would have saved a fortune booking direct rather than through BA!

  • B Brooks says:
    31 Aug31 August 14:43

    Got very excited and attempted a booze order for home delivery…. You can’t get delivery on Booze unfortunately.

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