Last checked at 10 Mar 2015 13:42
WIZZ AIR GROWS OHRID NETWORK
1 NEW ROUTE TO LONDON LUTON
Skopje, 9 March 2015: Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe,* today announced further expansion in Ohrid. The new service to London Luton will commence on 14 June with 2 weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Wizz Air had announced operations to its second Macedonian airport in January with a first route to Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg commencing on 1 July. With the new Ohrid - London Luton service Wizz Air now offers a total of 21 routes to 9 countries from the 2 Macedonian airports, Skopje and Ohrid.
WIZZ AIR'S NEWEST ROUTE FROM OHRID:
Destination | Days | Starting date | Fares from*** |
London Luton | Wed, Sun | 14 June | 1,499 MKD |
György Abrán, Chief Commercial Officer of Wizz Air, said: "Today we are pleased to announce the further development of our Ohrid operation. Less than 2 months ago we announced our first Ohrid route to Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and today we are adding a second service to London Luton in the UK. We hope that our Ohrid routes commencing this summer will be welcomed by consumers as we bring more low fares to Macedonia."
Nikola Bakračeski, Mayor of Ohrid, said: "We are very proud of our region and heritage. Ohrid is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Macedonia and thanks to Wizz Air's new direct route, we look forward to welcoming many visitors from the UK to our beautiful region."
About Wizz Air
Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe*, operates a fleet of 54 Airbus A320 aircraft and offers** over 360 routes from 20 bases, connecting 110 destinations across 38 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.
*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.
**As at 28 January 2015
***One way price including taxes, non-optional charges and 1 small cabin bag.
For more information:
Daniel de Carvalho; Wizz Air Group; +41-22-5559889
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