As Spanish low-cost-carrier Volotea prepares for what it hopes will be a bumper summer following a year of groundings and restrictions, we can’t help but notice how the Asturias Airport (OVD)-headquartered airline is scrambling to acquire aircraft.
With its focus firmly centered on destinations around the European side of the Mediterranean, Voltea used to operate a fleet of 19 Boeing 717-200s. As the sole European operator still flying the 125 seat Boeing 717 and with production ending in 2006, Volotea decided to retire its 717s in January 2021 and switch to an all-Airbus fleet of bigger planes.
Volotea has a fleet of 26 planes
Currently, Volotea, which incidentally is derived from the Spanish verb “revolotear,” meaning “to fly around,” operates a fleet of 20 Airbus A319-100s and six Airbus A320-200s.
With people around Europe unable to travel due to COVID-19 restrictions, the expectation is that when the European Union releases its Digital Green Health Certificate Scheme in July, there will be a surge in bookings. Volotea has just acquired a former 15-year-old Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-200 from Miami-based lessors Carlyle Aviation Partners to meet that demand and has more planes arriving.
14 planes are arriving from around the globe
When looking at ch-aviations’ list of future Volotea aircraft, we can see that they expect a further three Airbus A319-100s and 11 Airbus A320s. Taking a look at the deliveries that are expected to continue in the coming weeks, we see that the three A319s used to fly for SKY Airline (Chile) and Air Namibia.
The three Airbus A319-100s:
- A319-100 registration CC-AHD is currently stored at Marana Pinal (MZJ) and is arriving from Sky Airline (Chile). The aircraft was previously flown by easyJet and OLT Express Poland
- A319-100 registration EC-NJQ is currently stored at Marana Pinal (MZJ) and is arriving from Sky Airline (Chile). The aircraft was previously flown by easyJet
- A319-100 registration EC-NHQ is currently stored at Johannesburg Oliver Reginald Tambo International (JNB) and is arriving from Air Namibia. The aircraft was previously flown by Air Berlin
The 11 Airbus A320-200s:
- A320-200 registration EC-NPC is currently stored at Tallinn Lennart Meri (TLL) and is arriving from Viva Air Colombia. The aircraft was previously flown by Gulf Air and Turkish Airlines
- A320-200 registration EC-NON is currently stored at Guangzhou Baiyun International (CAN) and is arriving from Thai AirAsia
- A320-200 registration EC-ISI is currently stored at Ostrava Mosnov (OSR) and is arriving from SmartLynx Airlines Estonia. The aircraft was previously flown by LTE International Airways, Koral Blue Airlines, National Air Services, and Viva Air Colombia
- A320-200 registration EC-NNL is currently stored at Châteauroux Déols Marcel Dassault (CHR) and is arriving from the Russian national flag carrier Aeroflot
- A320-200 registration EC-NNM is currently stored at Châteauroux Déols Marcel Dassault (CHR) and is arriving from the Russian national flag carrier Aeroflot
- A320-200 registration EC-NNN is currently stored at Châteauroux Déols Marcel Dassault (CHR) and is arriving from the Russian national flag carrier Aeroflot
- A320-200 registration EC-NOL is currently undergoing maintenance at San Antonio International (SAT) and is arriving from Alaska Airlines. The aircraft was previously flown by Virgin America and TAM Linhas Aéreas
- A320-200 registration EC-NOQ is currently stored at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International (CGK) and is arriving from Indonesia AirAsia
- A320-200 registration EC-NOR is currently stored at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International (CGK) and is arriving from Indonesia AirAsia
- A320-200 registration EC-NOS is currently undergoing maintenance at Kuala Lumpur International (KUL) and is arriving from Indonesia AirAsia
- A320-200 registration EC-NNZ is currently being stored at Venice Marco Polo Tessera (VCE) and is arriving from Alaska Airlines. The aircraft was previously flown by Virgin America
Volotea serves mid-sized European cities
At the moment, we have no idea where the planes will be based but assume it will be at Voloteas’17 European mid-sized capital bases at Asturias, Athens, Bilbao, Bordeaux, Cagliari, Genoa, Hamburg, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Venice, and Verona.
Have you ever flown with Volotea? If so, please tell us what you thought about them in the comments.
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