Press release, 28 April, 2022 - Volotea, the airline of European regional capitals, has announced the opening of seven new routes from its Lille base with flights starting in July. Volotea is the largest airline operating from Lille in terms of destinations with over half of its flights being exclusive. The airline is also planning to create 30 new direct jobs in the city thanks to this second aircraft.

As of today, Volotea is offering its passengers in the Hauts-de-France region direct access to Barcelona, Faro, Menorca, Athens, Rome, Malaga and Heraklion. This year, the airline will be offering a total of over 600,000 seats to 23 destinations, including 12 exclusive flights, from Lille Airport to seven countries: Spain (Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Menorca, Malaga), France (Ajaccio, Bastia, Bordeaux, Calvi, Figari, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Perpignan, Toulouse), Italy (Cagliari, Palermo, Venice, Rome), Bulgaria (Varna), Croatia (Split), Greece (Athens, Heraklion) and Portugal (Faro).

Less than a month after the opening of its Lille base on 1 April, and as part of its new operations, Volotea will supplement its fleet in Lille with a new A319, which will allow the company to strengthen its commitment to employment in the Hauts-de-France region with the creation of 30 direct jobs and another 25 indirect jobs, not to mention other jobs that are likely to be needed to manage the extra work generated by this additional traffic.

As of today, Volotea is offering its passengers in the Hauts-de-France region direct access to Barcelona, Faro, Menorca, Athens, Rome, Malaga and Heraklion. This year, the airline will be offering a total of over 600,000 seats to 23 destinations, including 12 exclusive flights, from Lille Airport to seven countries: Spain (Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Menorca, Malaga), France (Ajaccio, Bastia, Bordeaux, Calvi, Figari, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Perpignan, Toulouse), Italy (Cagliari, Palermo, Venice, Rome), Bulgaria (Varna), Croatia (Split), Greece (Athens, Heraklion) and Portugal (Faro).

Less than a month after the opening of its Lille base on 1 April, and as part of its new operations, Volotea will supplement its fleet in Lille with a new A319, which will allow the company to strengthen its commitment to employment in the Hauts-de-France region with the creation of 30 direct jobs and another 25 indirect jobs, not to mention other jobs that are likely to be needed to manage the extra work generated by this additional traffic.

Lille - Barcelona

From 11 July 2022, Volotea will operate the Lille - Barcelona route three times a week (Mondays, Fridays and Sundays). A new exclusive route from Lille to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airport, its second destination in Spain.

Lille - Faro

From 11 July 2022, Volotea will operate the Lille - Faro route once a week (Mondays). A new exclusive route from Lille to Faro airport, its first destination in Portugal.

Lille - Athens

From 12 July 2022, Volotea will operate the Lille - Athens route twice a week (Tuesdays and Saturdays). A new exclusive route from Lille to Athens Eleftherios-Venizelos airport.

Lille - Menorca

From 13 July 2022, Volotea will operate the Lille - Menorca route once a week (Wednesdays). A new exclusive route from Lille to Menorca airport, its third destination in Spain.

Lille - Rome

From 14 July 2022, Volotea will operate the Lille - Rome route twice a week (Thursdays and Sundays). A new exclusive route from Lille to Rome - Leonardo da Vinci airport, its fourth destination in Italy.

Lille - Malaga

From 14 July 2022, Volotea will operate the Lille - Malaga route once a week (Thursdays). A new exclusive route from Lille to Malaga - Costa del Sol airport, its fourth destination in Spain.

Lille - Heraklion

From 16 July 2022, Volotea will operate the Lille - Heraklion route once a week (Saturdays). A new route from Lille to Heraklion Níkos-Kazantzákis airport, its second destination in Greece.

Tickets will go on sale in France today, through all distribution channels and on the Volotea website: www.volotea.com.

The airline, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in France this year, opened its new base in Lille on 1 April. Volotea intends to play a major role in the economic and social development of the regions in which it operates, notably by creating local jobs, with over 200 new indirect local jobs and a total of more than 600 Volotea employees in France by 2022.

"We are very pleased to announce the strengthening of Lille's connectivity across Europe with the launch of seven new European destinations, including six exclusive ones. Our growth in Lille is making us even prouder as it comes hand in hand with job creation and development of the local area," says Céline Lacroix, Volotea's International Development Manager.

"The introduction of a second Volotea aircraft at its new base in Lille, inaugurated less than a month ago, is taking place much sooner than we had hoped. This is a strong and extremely positive signal for our the airport of our metropolis and our region, a marker of the dynamic resumption of economic, cultural, educational and tourist activity. We are honored by this new mark of confidence from Volotea, which will delight the representatives of the Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Italian communities and all those who have recently expressed their support for new air links since 1 April. This announcement also marks a new stage in the international growth of our network of destinations, a commitment made in our airport modernization strategy," announced Marc André Gennart, General Manager of Lille-Lesquin Airport.