Volotea: the company is launching 6 new lines from 5 French airports

Volotea the company is launching 6 new lines from 5

The airline Volotea is launching six new routes to Mediterranean destinations for departures from spring.

[Mis à jour le 14 janvier 2022 à 10h19] Good news if you want to go to Europe at a lower cost, the Spanish low cost Volotea will serve Athens and Zante from Nantes, Athens
from Bordeaux, Menorca from Lyon, and Cagliari from Lille and Nice in the spring and this summer. Tickets are already available on the Volotea website.

  • From May 29, 2022, Volotea will operate twice a week (Wednesdays and Sundays) the
    Nantes-Athens line
  • From June 2, 2022, Volotea will operate once a week (Thursdays) the Nantes-Zante line
  • From May 28, 2022, Volotea will operate twice a week (Tuesdays and Saturdays) the line
    Bordeaux-Athens
  • From May 30, 2022, Volotea will operate twice a week (Mondays and Thursdays) the Nice-Cagliari line
  • From June 2, 2022, Volotea will operate once a week (Thursdays) the Lille-Cagliari line
  • From May 12, 2022, Volotea will operate once a week (Thursdays) the Lyon-Menorca line

If you are traveling with Volotea departing from Bordeaux, go to Hall A. Although Bordeaux airport has the Billi terminal, a terminal dedicated to low-cost airlines (Easyjet and Ryanair have settled there), Volotea prefers the quality of reception and service in Hall A. From Bordeaux, it serves around twenty destinations including Ajaccio, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Madrid, Naples, Palma de Mallorca and even Prague and Split.

Well established in Strasbourg, Volotea Airlines is also the leading company at Strasbourg-Entzheim airport in terms of number of destinations. It serves 13, including 10 in France and Corsica. The other three are Olbia in Sardinia, Palermo in Sicily and Dubrovnik in Croatia.

If you have a Volotea trip departing from Toulouse-Blagnac airport, go to Hall C to check in and/or drop off your luggage. The Spanish low cost flies to 20 destinations including 7 in France. European destinations include Alicante and Las Palmas in Spain, Corfu and Santorini in Greece and Cagliari and Venice in Italy.

If you live in Nantes or its region, know that Volotea offers 32 destinations, including 7 in France, the rest internationally. On its website, Nantes airport recalls the conditions for transporting cabin baggage: two pieces are allowed but their dimensions must not exceed 55 x 40 x 20 cm for the main hand luggage, and 35 x 20 x 20 cm for the accessory to be placed under the seat. Their total weight should not exceed 10 kg.

For your luggage with Volotea, only one watchword: anticipation! Because the additional costs quickly add up. You can take a free luggage whose dimensions must not exceed 55 cm in height, 40 cm in length and 20 cm in width. You also have the right to bring another accessory such as a handbag. This can measure a maximum of 35 cm in height, 20 cm in length and 20 cm in width. Weigh your hand luggage carefully before going to the airport: in total, their weight must not exceed 10 kg. If they do not respect these rules, they will have to travel in the hold with a supplement of 60 euros per piece.

If you want to take checked baggage, you will have to pay an additional fee ranging from 12 to 58 euros for a purchase on the Volotea site, from 16 to 43 euros by calling the call center, from 28 to 55 euros at the airport. Its weight must not exceed 20 kg, a supplement of 12 euros per kg being applied. To travel with special equipment, allow 60 euros on the web, 80 euros at the airport.

Since Volotea website, you can manage your reservation by adding services (adding luggage, choosing the menu on board, etc.). You can even change your dates, origin and/or destination up to 7 days before flight departure, with associated costs. For example, to change your flight date or your destination, in addition to the possible price difference between the original ticket and the new ticket price, you will have to pay 50 euros. In case of disruptions, you can also follow your flight status in direct time.

With which planes will you travel on Volotea Airlines? In 2018, the Spanish low cost has 28 aircraft, including 10 Airbus A319 and 18 Boeing 717. It claims to offer reclining seats 5% wider than the average.

The low cost airline Volotea launched its loyalty program MegaVolotea in 2018. At the price of 49.99 euros per year, this loyalty system allows regular passengers of the Spanish low cost to benefit from various advantages concerning flights, baggage and seats on board the aircraft: reductions of up to 10 euros discount per flight, up to 15% discount on checked baggage, up to 25% discount on seat selection , 20 euros of Volotea credit as a birthday present and news and promotions sent 24 hours in advance. Available all year round, these advantages are also accessible to four people accompanying the MegaVolotea loyalty card holder, provided that they are all on the same reservation. After one year of using the new program, passengers will automatically become MegaVolotea Plus, with even greater discounts and an unlimited number of companions.

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