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Wizz Air Announces New Routes From Larnaca and Sofia

22/12/2013 by Aviation Times

Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe,announced new routes from Larnaca (Cyprus) from April 2014. The new routes, which are part of a long term development plan for the destination Cyprus and of which already a route to Donetsk has been announced earlier, will be operated on one of the airline’s new Airbus A320 aircraft from the 2014 summer schedule.

With the addition of the new routes, Wizz Air’s route network in Larnaca will now grow to a total of 6 routes to 5 different countries. Capacity in the first 12 months of operating the new routes will grow to a total of 250,000 seats. The airline believes this will stimulate the local job market in aviation and tourism sectors as consumers will have access to more low cost routes. Seats on the new Larnaca routes are already on sale from just EUR 24.99 and can be booked on wizzair.com.

Wizz Air’s Daniel de Carvalho said: “At Wizz Air we are committed to delivering low fares on routes that are attractive for our customers. This commitment is today underlined by the launch of 2 new exciting routes connecting Cyprus with Serbia and Ukraine. We look forward to carrying many Cypriots to the historic cities of Kiev and Belgrade as well as to Donetsk, while Serbian and Ukraine travelers can visit beautiful Cyprus on our very low fares. With fares starting from only EUR 24.99 and two weekly flights on both new routes, it is very convenient to book a long weekend away on wizzair.com.” 

Commenting on Wizz Air’s new routes, Hermes Chief Executive Officer, Wes Porter said: “We welcome the decision of the airline to grow its presence in Cyprus, a development that will contribute to the economic welfare of the island. We look forward to a fruitful cooperation and further growth in the years to come.”

Wizz Air also announced a new route from Sofia from May 2014. The route will be operated on one of the airline’s new Airbus A320 aircraft from 14 May 2014 and will connect Sofia with Tel Aviv.

Wizz Air’s route network in Sofia will now grow to a total of 17 routes to 12 different countries. The airline believes this is good news for the job market in aviation and tourism sectors in both cities as consumers will have access to more low cost routes. Seats on the new Sofia-Tel Aviv route are already on sale from just BGN 99.99 and can be booked on wizzair.com.

WIZZ AIR’S NEW ROUTES FROM SOFIA: 

Wizz Air’s Daniel de Carvalho said: “Wizz Air’s commitment to Bulgaria is today once again underlined by the new and much awaited route to Israel. Tel Aviv is now accessible on our low fares from Sofia and we hope that this route will be just as popular as the other 16 in the Bulgarian network. We hope that Sofia will benefit from the inflow of tourists from Israel which could stimulate job creation in tourism and hospitality sectors. On the other hand we are also confident that Bulgarian consumers will appreciate visiting beautiful Tel Aviv all year round and that it becomes popular to book long weekend in this friendly and warm city. Tickets are already on sale starting from BGN 99.99 on wizzair.com.”

Source: Wizz Air