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Vueling Airlines (BMAD: VLG), commonly known as just Vueling, is a low-cost airline based in Barcelona, Spain. Its main base is Barcelona, with additional bases at Bilbao, Ibiza, Madrid, Málaga, Seville and Valencia.
Vueling serves destinations in Europe and the western Mediterranean. It is also the second largest Spanish airline after Iberia.

History
Vueling was established in February 2004 and commenced operations on July 1, 2004. The fleet consisted of two aircraft, serving the Barcelona to Ibiza route. The company first recorded a profit in December 2005, only 18 months after the start of operations.

Initially, major shareholders of Vueling Airlines were Apax Partners (40%), Inversiones Hemisferio (Grupo Planeta) (30%), Vueling's management team (23%) and V.A. Investor (JetBlue Airways) (7%). During its nascent stages, the company's general manager was Lázaro Ros, while Carlos Muñoz was CEO. In November 2007, Vueling appointed managing director of Spanair Lars Nygaard as CEO to replace Carlos Muñoz, who remained as a member of the Board of Directors.

In 2006 Vueling was chosen as the third-best European low-fares airline, behind Air Berlin and EasyJet, However, it did not maintain this position in 2007.

Vueling started restructuring in 2007-2008 to enhance profitability as the airline started to lose money and its owners were afraid that otherwise it might not survive in the fierce competition among European low-cost operators.
A 2009 Skytrax Research survey rated Vueling the third best low-cost airline in Western Europe, behind EasyJet and Aer Arann.