Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Sud-Ouest; Midi-Pyrénées; Haute-Garonne
Location of affected unit(s)
Blagnac
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51 - Air transport

150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
9 November 2010
Employment effect (start)
10 December 2010
Foreseen end date
30 June 2011

Description

On 9 November 2010, the Spanish low-cost airline Vueling announced its intention to create 150 jobs in Blagnac, near Toulouse, through an investment of 30 million Euros in the area.  Scheduled flights from the new location, which represents the company's first non-Spanish venture, are due to begin in May 2011.  The company also plans to begin flying from seven new destinations, which include direct flights from Toulouse to Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Malaga, Ibiza, Pisa and Venice. 


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Vueling, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 71164, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71164.