Type
Business expansion
Country
European Union
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Spain, France, Italy
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51.1 - Passenger air transport

150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
28 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
28 April 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017

Description

Volotea, the Spanish low-cost airline company has announced the plan to create 150 new jobs in 2017. In particular, out of the total 150 job positions, 50 will be opened at the headquarter in Barcelona, while 100 across the nine bases in Asturias, Bordeaux, Nantes, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Venice, Verona, Palermo and Genoa. The job roles requested are pilots, cabin crew and handling positions. The firm recently celebrated its fifth anniversary and with the new recruitment plan will reach around 325 employees in Italy, 300 in France and 250 in Spain. In 2017, Volotea expects to transports 4.3 million of passengers.


Sources

  • 28 April 2017: volotea
  • 28 April 2017: Expansión

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Volotea, Business expansion in European Union, factsheet number 91425, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91425.