SPANAIR PROMOTE BILBAO AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF ITS EXPANSION PLAN
The Company reinforces this base as one of its main growth engines, resulting in a 29% increase over the last five years
Bilbao, the 18th of October 2006. – Spanair´s expansion plan establishes the airline as an important and ever continuing source of growth in Bilbao, with an increased market share, positioning them as the best alternative, especially orientated towards the Business sector, and all thanks to their flight timetables adapted to frequent flyer passengers, flexible fares, an increased number of daily frequencies, VIP lounges, etc.
The Company will offer four new routes during summer 2007, which will link the Vizcaino capital with the cities of Jerez and Munich, with one daily frequency respectively, as well as two daily frequencies to Valencia and Malaga, thus adding to the existing routes between Bilbao and the cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza, south Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Palma de Mallorca. As well as this, the opening of two more routes to La Coruña and Zurich planned for 2008.
Moreover, with their flight network, it is possible to connect to a wide range of intercontinental destinations from the Star Alliance hubs; Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Zurich and Munich, allowing access to 841 airports in 157 countries, and to more than 660 VIP lounges, through the 18 Star Alliance member carriers, of which Spanair is also a member.
“Spanair has its eyes set on Bilbao as one of its key focal points in its expansion plan, contributing to its development and stimulating demand, by the means of competitive prices, and offering better quality and services” assures Lars Nygaard, CEO of Spanair, adding “As a result of this, we will consolidate as the first alternative for business passengers from Bilbao Airport”.
The start of this project coincides with the 10th anniversary celebration of Spanair´s first flights in the Vizcaino capital, which took place on the 27th of October, 1996, with the Bilbao – Madrid – Malaga route. Over these ten years, the Company has progressively evolved in Bilbao, and now has more than one hundred employees and fifteen daily flights.
In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary, Spanair will offer one free ticket for the purchase of two others, to use on any of its routes originating from Bilbao, this can be done via our website at www.spanair.com. The sales period will be valid from the 29th of October, until the 05th of November 2006, and they will be valid to use on flights from the 29th of October, until the 31st of December 2006.
For more information and reservations, you can consult our website at www.spanair.com, or phoning our call centre on 902 13 14 15, as well as visiting the Spanair Sales Offices or the Travel Agent of your choice.
Spanair was founded in 1986 and offers more than 600 daily flights, operated with a fleet of 64 aircraft and in code share with its partners, to 150 destinations. Since April 2003, Spanair is a member of Star Alliance, the largest and most prestigious airline network in the world.