Vueling to change/drop its Madrid-Brussels route?

OO-SBZ · Post by **OO-SBZ** » 13 Feb 2006, 21:55

I have just tried to check the prices in April (and after) on the carrier's web-site and I get this message "ticket reservation is not yet available".

This surprises me because the two other routes (BRU-VLC & BRU-BCN) are on sale for that period.

Does the Spanish budget carrier plan to drop the route facing Iberia's competition?

Are they going to add more frequencies?

Any info is welcome!

Post by **airbuske** » 13 Feb 2006, 22:11

They are not going to drop the MAD - BRU - MAD!

Ticket reservation is also not possible for MAD- BCN /FCO.

I think they are still waiting for a confirmation from AENA.
AENA is very slow ! This is not the first time. Don't ask my why
it takes so long.

Adding frequencies is possible.

I can tell you also that Vueling will open 9 new routes this year.

FlightSimCrew · Post by **FlightSimCrew** » 14 Feb 2006, 09:08

@ airbuske,

deadline of slot resturns was end January 2006. As Vueling is already cutting back 1x daily BRIBCN rotation in summer due to slot constraints they probably have also slot problems in MAD to rotate their aircraft.

I also beleive they will not drop the route however I guess passengers will face a lot of delays if you have to schedule this tight !

Post by **airbuske** » 14 Feb 2006, 21:06

FlightSimCrew,

I contacted today someone from Vueling and they said to me
that they are still waiting for the confirmation of some routes.

It will be possible to book you flight from March.

rares_dan · Post by **rares_dan** » 15 Feb 2006, 08:24

airbuske wrote:[...]I think they are still waiting for a confirmation from AENA.
AENA is very slow ! This is not the first time. Don't ask my why
it takes so long.[...]

Romanian LCC Blue Air has also problems in getting confirmation from AENA for 2x weekly BBU-VLC route. The documentation for this route was done the same time with BBU-HHN route(somewhere in december 2005). The asnwer for germans came several weeks ago and the route will soon be operational(starting 31 march 3x weekly flights) but the spanish are mooving too slow... .

Post by **airbuske** » 21 Mar 2006, 22:24

I continue here , in this previous topic.
Sorry for starting a new topic

I was checking the summer timetable and it seems that Vueling will reduce its flights to BRU from BCN and MAD .

For the moment we have 2 daily flights to & from BCN
and 1 daily flight to MAD.

From 26/03 we will have 1 daily flight to & from Barcelona
and 3 flights a week to & from MAD

Does someone know why this is ?
Poor LF ?
Not enough planes ?
Problems with AENA for confirming the routes ?

Timetable Summer 2006

MAD - BRU

VY6700 1234567 07:10 09:30 320 2112-2503
VY6060 1-3-5-- 07:20 09:30 320 2603-3105

BRU - MAD

VY6061 1-3-5-- 15:35 17:55 320 2603-3105
VY6701 ------7 15:45 17:40 320 2201-2503
VY6701 123456- 15:50 17:45 320 1601-2503

BCN - BRU

VY5060 1234567 06:45 09:00 320 2603-2810
VY1230 1234567 07:00 09:05 320 3010-2503
VY1236 ------7 13:20 15:00 320 2201-2503
VY1236 123456- 13:20 15:00 320 1601-2503

BRU-BCN

VY1237 1234567 10:25 12:30 320 2112-2503
VY5061 1234567 15:40 17:45 320 2603-2810
VY1231 1234567 15:40 17:40 320 3010-2503 [/b]