Last checked at 23 Mar 2015 09:30
WIZZ AIR ANNOUNCES 9th AIRPORT IN ROMANIA
1 NEW ROUTE FROM CONSTANTA TO LONDON LUTON FROM JUNE 2015
Bucharest, 23 March 2015: Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe*, today announces its 9th airport in Romania with the commencement of operations from Constanta. From 15 June, 2015, Wizz Air will offer a new twice weekly service to London Luton from Constanta, on the shores of the Black Sea. Wizz Air will serve the route using one of its new Airbus A320 aircraft.
With this new service, Wizz Air is now offering a total of 96 routes to 16 countries from 9 airports in Romania.
Wizz Air's first service from Constanta to London will help stimulate local tourism with UK travelers now able to travel to the popular Black Sea coast on WIZZ's low fares. Tickets on Wizz Air's newest route are already on sale and can be booked at wizzair.com starting from GBP 25,99**.
NEWEST ROMANIAN ROUTE:
New Route | Days | Starting date | Fares from** |
Constanta to London Luton | Mon, Fri | 15 June | GBP 25,99 |
Wizz Air's spokesman Daniel de Carvalho, said: "With this new Constanta route we aim to stimulate tourism and business relations and allow low fare access to the beautiful Romanian Black Sea coast. In addition, our Romanian customers can avail of another link to the UK capital. Flights operate on Mondays and Fridays creating an ideal opportunity for weekend getaways. Our Constanta operation will add to our Romanian offer as we aim to continue to be the airline of choice for Romanian consumers and their visitors."
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About Wizz Air
Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe*, operates a fleet of 55 Airbus A320 aircraft and offers over 360 routes from 20 bases, connecting 110 destinations across 37 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,200 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 15.8 million passengers in 2014. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker: WIZZ
*Source: Innovata, on the basis of scheduled departing seat capacity for the period 1 April 2014 until 30 Sep 2014, inclusive. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is a region comprised of Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
**One way price including taxes, non-optional charges and 1 small cabin bag
For more information:
Daniel de Carvalho; Wizz Air Group; +41-22-555-98-89
Follow us on Twitter: @wizzair
Notes for Editors:
· All flights operated on Airbus A320 aircraft, with 180 seats.
· For free pictures of aircraft, crews and logo library please visit http://wizzair.com/en-GB/press