Wizz Air continues its push to grow its network, with the announcement the airline is to establish a base at Krakow airport in Poland.
Wizz Air Airbus A321 Birmingham Airport, Image, Economy Class and Beyond
This will be Wizz Air’s 26th base, which will have two Airbus A321 aircraft based at it (delivered in May and September 2019).
The Route list and lead-in prices have been set, with some rather attractive lead-in fares.
Destination Frequency Commences Lead-in Fares LONDON LUTON Twice daily 4th April 2019 PLN 89/EUR 19.99/GBP 17.99 KYIV-ZHULYANY Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday 4th April 2019 PLN 89/EUR 19.99/UAH 609 NICE Wednesday, Sunday 1st May 2019 PLN 89/EUR 19.99 TURKU Wednesday, Sunday 1st May 2019 PLN 39/EUR 9.99 DONCASTER Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 2nd May 2019 PLN 89/EUR 19.99/GBP 17.99 BARI Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 2nd May 2019 PLN 89/EUR 19.99 BILLUND Monday, Friday 3rd May 2019 PLN 39 /EUR 9.99/DKK 79 CATANIA Monday, Friday 3rd May 2019 PLN 89/EUR 19.99 CATANIA Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 16th Sept 2019 PLN 89/EUR 19.99 LARNACA Monday, Friday 16th Sept 2019 PLN 89/EUR 19.99 KHARKIV Monday, Friday 16th Sept 2019 PLN 59/EUR 14.99/UAH 459 OSLO Daily 16th Sept 2019 PLN 89/EUR 19.99/NOK 209 KUTAISI Wednesday, Sunday 18th Sept 2019 PLN 89/EUR 19.99/GEL 56.99
Data – Wizz Air.
Ticketing has commenced for these routes, and of course – these lead-in fares are one-way don’t cover anything bar a seat on the plane and airport taxes.
On the launch of the new base, Stephen Jones, Executive Vice President and Deputy CEO at Wizz Air stated
”Today’s announcement underlines our commitment to Poland, our first market where we have launched operations back in 2004. We chose Krakow to be our newest base in Poland as we see the potential and the demand for low cost travel in this city which is one of the most popular tourist destinations as well as a rapidly developing business hub. Our newest base opens on 1 May 2019, with 80 new jobs directly with Wizz Air and starting next year we will offer 12 new and exciting routes. We are sure that our Polish customers will love the convenient schedule of our flights, the easy online booking system at wizzair.com and the wide selection of options to tailor-make the travel experience to each traveller’s needs. Our continuous growth in Poland further strengthens Wizz Air’s commitment to the country, the city and the airport of Krakow, as well as stimulate the tourism and hospitality industries in Poland.”
Wizz Air will join fellow low cost carriers Ryanair, EasyJet, and Jet2, as well as home-carrier LOT Polish Airlines, and a number of national carriers who fly in and out of the airport.
Low Cost Carriers have an amazing ability to open new markets and new routes, and these route plans wouldn’t had been random darts in a destination map. It will be interesting to see which ones survive after a year.
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