Articles Tagged ‘Wizz Air’
Wizz Air announces 19 routes, including TWO new UK bases
Wizz Air to begin new bases at London Gatwick and Doncaster Sheffield, making three UK bases, while expanding at Riga and Tallinn.
Route launches (30 July – 6 August)
Ryanair begins two new routes from Prague; Air Dolomiti launches Verona – Düsseldorf; Wizz Air jets into Mykonos from Budapest; and more.
UK – Spain most profitable for Euro LCCs last year with est. €395m, RDC’s Apex platform shows
Despite tough times, we explore Europe’s top-20 most profitable markets last year. The UK’s quarantine undermines the recovery of the #1 most profitable market, UK – Spain.
Wizz Air starts Budapest – Mykonos
Wizz Air started Budapest – Mykonos on 4 August, with all eight of the ULCC’s Greek airports now linked to the Hungarian capital.
Route launches (7 July – 17 July)
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi takes off; Air Serbia becomes the third airline from Belgrade to the Oslo area; GOL launches Florianópolis – Brasília; and much more.
Wizz Air launches Turku from Larnaca
Wizz Air on 12 July began Turku from Larnaca, becoming the carrier’s seventh destination to the Finnish airport.
Wizz Air adds 5 new routes from St Petersburg as Russian airport gets second A320
Wizz Air to begin five new routes from St Petersburg under airport’s 7th freedom agreement. None have direct competition, with all but one previously served.
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi reveals first 6 routes, including Middle East – Africa service
With its new AOC, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has announced its first six routes, four with no direct competition. With two based A321s, it’s the start of big things for the new carrier.
Route launches and new route announcements (26 June – 6 July)
Wizz Air begins Abu Dhabi; American Airlines to start Seattle – Shanghai; Air Albania to be fifth airline from Tirana to London; and much, much more.
Wizz Air starts Abu Dhabi; the first of its big plans there
Wizz Air on 1 July began Abu Dhabi from both Budapest and Bucharest. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi became a national UAE airline last month, with 100 aircraft on the cards.
Wizz Air opens Larnaca base and begins initial routes
With its first departure to Athens, Wizz Air has inaugurated its new base at Larnaca (along with new bases at Lviv and Tirana).
Air Albania announces Stansted, the fifth airline from Tirana to London
Air Albania will join Albawings, British Airways, easyJet, and Wizz Air from Tirana to London, with four London airports served.