Volotea (V7, Barcelona El Prat) will close its base in Athens following the 2025 summer season after operating it for six years, the company confirmed ch-aviation.
Despite the base's closure, Volotea says it will maintain its flight schedule to and from the airport, with 330,000 annual seats, and will continue to offer over 100 routes through its codeshare agreement with partner and minority shareholder Aegean Airlines (A3, Athens).
Volotea currently offers direct flights to 16 destinations from Athens under its own code plus another 16 destinations under Aegean's code. The Greek capital is the airline's only base in the country, while Greece itself is the smallest of Volotea's base markets, accounting for just 0.7% of its weekly scheduled capacity. Over 90% of the airline's scheduled weekly capacity is concentrated in just three countries: France, Spain, and Italy, the ch-aviation capacities module shows.
Last year, Aegean Airlines announced an equity investment in Volotea, taking a 13% stake in the Spanish carrier (with the possibility of increasing it to a 21% stake).
Volotea will relocate its two A320-200s based in Athens, and the company is offering local employees the possibility of relocating within its network. Greek competitor SKY Express (Greece) (GQ, Irakleion) has launched a recruitment campaign for Volotea’s Athens-based workers.
The ch-aviation fleets module shows Volotea’s fleet comprises 42 aircraft - eighteen A319-100s and twenty-four A320-200s.
