Low cost carrier Vueling starts Athens-Madrid flights

ATHENS (Reuters) - Low cost Spanish carrier Vueling is starting flights to Greece, linking Athens with Barcelona and Madrid, Athens International Airport (AIA) said on Thursday.

Vueling, founded in 2004 and one of the smallest listed airlines in Europe, launched the Athens-Barcelona service on Wednesday with flights three times a week. It will add three more weekly flights from July 10.

The carrier, with a fleet of 21 Airbus A-320 jets, will also fly to Madrid three times a week starting on Thursday, it said.

"Our clients will now have the opportunity to fly at one fourth of the cost. Up until recently, flying to Athens for 50 euros seemed like a dream. Today our passengers can confirm it is no longer a dream," Vueling marketing manager Alfons Claver said in a statement.