Wizz Air expands operations from Bulgaria and Romania
26 February 2009
The low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced plans to continue extending its operations in Eastern Europe, through the opening of new bases and more lines from its existing ones in Romania and Bulgaria, reports Balkan Travellers.
The company will now be able to operate flights between Sofia and Basel, Kiev and Tunis, after the Bulgarian government declared it as a recognised company to carry out regular international lines between the country and Switzerland, the Ukraine and Tunisia.
For now, Bulgaria is connected by air to Zurich by Bulgaria Air, Swiss Air and Fly Baboo, with a total of 14 flights per week. There are currently no regular flights between Bulgaria and the Ukraine.
The presence of another airline on the Bulgaria’s aviation market will contribute to the growth in the visitor flow to the country, according to the Dnevnik newspaper. This, in turn, creates conditions for the increased income of the national infrastructure and air transport. Another benefit of the new lines, according to the publication, is the provision of more affordable and diverse air travel services which is in the interest of passengers.
Currently, Wizz Air connects Sofia to Barcelona, Brussels, Dortmund, London, Milan, Rome, Valencia, Varna and Venice; Varna to Budapest and Sofia; and Burgas to Budapest, Katowice/Cracow, London, Poznan and Warsaw.
The low-budget airline also announced recent developments and expansion plans for Romania. Earlier this month, it opened another operating base in the country – in the city of Timişoara. Currently the company flies from there to Rome, London, Dortmund, Milan, Barcelona, Paris, Valencia and Venice, offering the largest route network from the Banat region.
At the time of the second anniversary since its stepping onto the Romanian market, which Whizz Air marked on January 15, the company operated flights from Bucharest to Barcelona, Brussels, Dortmund, London, Milan, Rome, Valencia and Venice; from Cluj-Napoca to Barcelona, Dortmund, London, Milan, Paris, Rome and Valencia; from Tirgu Mures to Budapest.
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