Volotea cancels over 300 flights from Bilbao

Volotea has cancelled over 300 flights scheduled for March at Bilbao airport. The cancelled routes include Tenerife South, Gran Canaria, Athens, Florence, Naples, Rome and Venice.

Volotea has cancelled over 300 flights scheduled for March at Bilbao airport. This decision particularly affects connections with Naples, Rome and Venice. Over 80 flights on these routes have been blocked. The company also recorded cancellations on routes from Tenerife South, Gran Canaria, Murcia, Athens and Florence. The airport is in the pre-consolidation phase with creditors.

In this legal phase, the company has three months to negotiate with creditors. It must restructure debt and secure funding without interrupting ticket sales. Volotea states that operational restructuring is complete. It does not anticipate new cancellations for the rest of the year. However, it may file for bankruptcy if negotiations fail.

Isabel Gorostiaga, a lawyer from the Union of Consumers of Euskadi, advises caution when buying short-haul tickets. She recommends calmness for passengers who already hold confirmed tickets. Passengers should check their email regularly. For new ticket purchases, she suggests restraint. She states it is most sensible to wait until Christmas to see how events develop.