SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2016

Wizz Air Expands In Serbia

Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced today that it will base a second Airbus A320 aircraft at its Belgrade base. From May 2017 the airline will operate four new services from Belgrade to Friedrichshafen, Hanover, Nuremberg and Malta. The new aircraft will also allow Wizz Air to increase the number of weekly flights on the existing routes from Belgrade to Dortmund, Eindhoven, Gothenburg, Munich Memmingen and Stockholm Skavsta.

The first WIZZ flight took off from Belgrade in June 2010 and since then, the airline has become the market leader low cost carrier in Serbia. Underlining its commitment to the country, last year Wizz Air started operations from its second Serbian airport, Niš bringing low fares to South Serbia. In 2015 Wizz Air carried more than 450.000 passengers on its low fare Serbian routes supporting over 300 local jobs*.

The new aircraft represents an investment of $98 million** by WIZZ in Serbia, creating 36 additional direct jobs with the airline. Wizz Air’s new employees will join a dedicated local crew, who deliver excellent onboard service on each WIZZ flight.

With the new services, Wizz Air now offers a total of 20 low-fare routes to 7 countries from Serbia. All flights are already on sale and can be booked on wizzair.com from RSD 3,399***.

Speaking at a press conference in Belgrade today, József Váradi, Chief Executive Officer of Wizz Air, said: “Over the past six years we have earned the trust and loyalty of our Serbian customers becoming the largest low-cost airline in the country. Last year we brought low fares to Nis, making it our second Serbian airport and today’s announcement once again underlines our commitment to Serbia. Basing a second aircraft at our Belgrade base will provide more low-fare travel opportunities paired with excellent on-board experience for our Serbian customers and their visitors and create a number of local jobs while stimulating tourism and aviation industry in the country.”