Vueling launches Heathrow flights to Paris and Barcelona, redeemable on Avios

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• Mohamed says:

  15 Feb15 February 06:10

  Don’t expect much luck accessing PP T4 with Priority Pass, as AF/KLM and other airlines are using them.

• Chabuddy Geezy says:

  15 Feb15 February 06:47

  I got burned by Vueling on the Heathrow route in 2019. I booked the more expensive Heathrow flight as it was easier to get to after work. They then cancelled the route and put me on the Gatwick flight anyway!

  • Chabuddy Geezy says:

    15 Feb15 February 07:12

    This was to Barcelona.

• Lou says:

  15 Feb15 February 07:09

  I’ve read enough horror stories to know to just avoid Vueling

• Nick says:

  15 Feb15 February 07:19

  With the new metro link to ORY this could be very convenient, depending on the time of the flight.

  • Michael C says:

    15 Feb15 February 07:31

    1310h arr. 1530h!

• Chris says:

  15 Feb15 February 07:33

  Pity that BA don’t transfer some of their own flights back to LHR from LGW. Unless you live south of London LGW is really inconvenient. It’s a shame that BA gave up direct flights from regional airports some years ago but at least LHR has connecting flights from some northern and Scottish airports. LGW doesn’t offer this.
  I would echo the previous post that Vueling are a terrible airline.

  • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

    15 Feb15 February 08:29

    LGW has better rail connections than LHR (and had them long before LHR was even on the tube let alone HEX).

    You seem to have forgotten that Thameslink connects it to the likes of Cambridge, Peterborough and Bedford for a single seat ride.

    Cross the plaza at King”s Cross and that’s access from the entire east coast mainline for a two seat trip.

    Or change at London Bridge and you’ve access from Kent.

    And from the South West change at Clapham Junction.

  • Michael Jennings says:

    15 Feb15 February 08:48

    I live in South London. Gatwick is easy to get to. Heathrow is a bitch. I mean, a lot of people do live in South London.

  • Rob says:

    15 Feb15 February 08:51

    I live 5 mins walk from a Piccadilly tube station, but even for me I can get a taxi to Victoria in 10 minutes and hop onto a Gatwick train every 10 mins or so. Not tricky.

    Elizabeth Line connections at Farringdon now make Luton and Gatwick even easier.

    • Nige says:

      15 Feb15 February 10:43

      Try getting to Gatwick from Leeds….. I tend to take the 3hr drive to Heathrow as the simplest and quickest option (traffic dependant) Gatwick is just a no go for me.

      • Londonsteve says:

        15 Feb15 February 14:13

        What’s wrong with LNER to King’s X then Thameslink from St. Pancras nextdoor direct to Gatwick? Has to be faster than driving to Heathrow and less stressful.

        • Nige says:

          15 Feb15 February 21:29

          At £120 – £210 per person and 4hrs plus travel time. It’s not a great option, definitely no good for an early morning flight either as it would require a hotel stay.

    • lumma says:

      15 Feb15 February 12:47

      Small tip for someone living in East London, if you change to Thameslink at Farringdon*, rather than Blackfriars, the system assumes you look the non-zone 1 route to Gatwick.

      *Without going through the barriers

• Tracey says:

  15 Feb15 February 07:55

  Only a BA gold card holder gets access, they can’t guest anyone with them.

• Tony says:

  15 Feb15 February 07:57

  I also echo, echo how awful Vueling are….so swerve these wierd flights to ORY and BCN!!

• Bernard says:

  15 Feb15 February 08:03

  Seems BA are culling useful frequencies to provide slots to this trash.
  Look at the reviews online and you’ll see Vueling is an ‘avoid’ – trigger happy cancelling flights and no help when they do. In the sane league as Wizz Air.

  • Nick says:

    15 Feb15 February 08:30

    They’ll have the same slot rules as BA. And if as suspected these are IAG-directed flights for the express purpose of slot sitting, you can bet they’ll be prioritised.

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