Who owns Volotea?
Volotea is owned by Volotea S.L. (Spain).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Volotea - About Volotea. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Volotea S.L. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇪🇸 Spain, Barcelona
- Origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain, Barcelona
- Founded
- 2012 by Carlos Muñoz, Lázaro Ros
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Volotea
Volotea is a Barcelona-based low-fare airline connecting mid-sized European cities, with bases including Verona, Nantes and Toulouse. Its about page says it was founded in 2011 by Carlos Muñoz and Lázaro Ros, operated its first flight on 5 April 2012 and has carried 75 million passengers, with a fleet of Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft.
Ownership timeline of Volotea
Where Volotea sits in Volotea
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Volotea
Volotea is a privately held company headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 2011. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Barcelona-based airline company that, according to its own about page, was founded in 2011 by Carlos Muñoz and Lázaro Ros. Aegean Airlines' 2025 interim report says Aegean invested EUR 25 million in a Volotea profit-sharing convertible loan in August 2024 alongside existing shareholders; that is a financing instrument, not control, and no ownership edge is recorded.
🇪🇸 Volotea and other Spanish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 119 brands that began in Spain. 55 of them (46%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Volotea is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Volotea?
The parent company of Volotea is Volotea S.L., a privately held company headquartered in Spain.
Is Volotea Spanish?
Yes. Volotea originated in Spain in 2012 and its owner, Volotea S.L., is also headquartered in Spain.
Is Volotea still owned by Volotea S.L.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Volotea is still owned by Volotea S.L. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Volotea - About Volotea — Volotea, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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