Budget airline axes two flight routes from the UK to Spain
A BUDGET airline is scrapping two popular flight routes from the UK to Spain.
From July, Vueling will no longer operate flights from London Gatwick to both Gran Canaria and Granada.
The airline currently operates three flights a week to Gran Canaria from London Gatwick, and two a week to Granada.
Brits will still be able to fly to Gran Canaria from the UK with a number of other airlines including British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair.
However, the Gatwick-Granada route is only served by Vueling, with passengers having to book a connecting flight from July.
A Vueling spokesperson told Sun Online Travel: “At Vueling, we constantly review our route network to offer customers the best possible connectivity options and to identify potential opportunities for the future.
“As an example of this, Vueling has recently announced new routes from London Heathrow to Bilbao and Santiago de Compostela. For the summer season, the airline has also increased the number of flights from London Gatwick to Alicante and Seville, among other destinations.”
The airline currently operates from both London Gatwick and London Heathrow, along with Birmingham, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Manchester.
The majority of the flight routes are to Spain, including destinations such as Barcelona, Seville and Malaga.
However, limited routes run elsewhere in Europe including to Paris, Florence and Rome.
Earlier this year, Vueling confirmed two new flights from London Heathrow to Bilbao and Santiago de Compostela.
Other airlines have cancelled flight routes from the UK in previous months.
And Ryanair has warned more flights could be cancelled to Spain.
The airline blamed “excessive fees” at airports in Spain.
TUI’s London Gatwick to Costa Rica route will be scrapped from April, followed by St Lucia flights from the end of May.
And TUI’s Birmingham to Orlando flight route is no longer on offer from October.
EasyJet’s recent cancellations include Manchester and Bristol Airport to Paris Orly.