The charter flight company, Vueling, will drop its direct flights between Granada and London, starting in November.
The direct flight between Aeropuerto Federico García Lorca (Granada) and Paris will remain the only Vueling international flight after that.
Gone are the days when Granada hoped to have 22 destinations available. In 2019, for example, there were regular flights between Milan, Naples, Berlin, Nantes, Bordeaux, Manchester and Londres… and then along came coronavirus.
Vueling, according to the Provincial Council, intends to maintain its presence within Granada Airport, although it has not given any date for the return of this soon-to-be-dropped service.
Vueling still provides connections with París, Barcelona, Bilbao, Las Palmas, Palma de Mallorca and Tenerife Norte out of Granada, as well as indirect flights with Gatwick via Barcelona.
So, whether the service suppression is a temporary measure or its absence will be more permanent is something that only Vueling will know.
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John: They start in April, which is why there are none available at the moment.
This news just before Christmas was a real blow and now into February there’s still no sign of a direct flight to London appearing again. I fly regularly to London and if I’m on my own I’ll go to Malaga but flying with family (3 kids) Granada was so much better. Before COVID there were so many options. EasyJet and BA offered flights. I’m really hopeful things will change to offer flight to London again.
I actually don’t mind the flight being a bit more expensive, it more than makes up for it with the shorter drive and more comfortable airport. Flights were always full, it’s a real shame.
Problem is the price. I live in Lecrin and regularly fly to London. 4 out of 5 times is is substantially cheaper from Malaga, even accounting for the extra fuel and my time.
Small point of order. Vueling is a scheduled airline with a published timetable