Vueling Increases Number of Passengers Carried in January by 13.3 Percent

Vueling, the new generation airline, has carried 727,704 passengers in January 2012. This represents a 13.3 percent increase compared with January 2011. The company has reached a load factor of 72.3 percent, 5.8 points higher than last year.

Vueling will consolidate its leadership position in its Barcelona hub by increasing the offer for the 2012 summer season. Vueling will open five new routes in addition to those previously announced; Berlin and Hamburg from Barcelona, and Tenerife, Las Palmas and Lanzarote from Bilbao. Additionally, the summer program will be significantly strengthened with an increase of frequencies in some of the existing routes.