Wizz Air on roll: another 20 new routes, bases in London, Salzburg and Larnaca (Cyprus)

Wizz Air is currently on roll announcing tens of new routes these last few days!

After great news on new bases in Milan and Tirana, here comes another extension of their already wide network.

Wizz Air is now Europe’s largest airline in terms of seat supply, according to industry data provider OAG, so it is a signal mark of confidence that the Hungarian low-cost airline is establishing its 28th base at Larnaca airport.

The airline will base two Airbus A320 aircraft at Larnaca airport in July.

As Wizz Air sets up its base in Larnaca, the activity will create over 100 new jobs, both with the airline, and even more jobs in associated industries.

A ‘base,’ generally means an airport at which the airline permanently bases aircraft and crew. The aircraft based at the airport do not necessarily always have to be the same tail numbers, but the airline will typically keep a consistent complement of aircraft at a base. The crew don’t overnight in hotels; they go back to their own homes at the end of day.

This means that the airline has important route operations from the airport, and Wizz Air, which is now about 16 years old, is also expanding its routes from Larnaca.

The two Airbus A320 aircraft will support the operations of 11 new routes to Athens, Thessaloniki, Billund, Copenhagen, Dortmund, Memmingen, Karlsruhe/Baden Baden, Salzburg, Suceava, Turku and Wroclaw totalling one million seats on sale from Larnaca in 2020.

Speaking at a press conference in Larnaca on Thursday, József Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air Group said:

”After ten years of successful operations to Larnaca International Airport, I am delighted to announce our newest base here, as we see the potential and the demand for low cost travel in Cyprus which is one of the most popular and rapidly developing tourist destinations.

“We are dedicated to developing our presence in Cyprus, and offering more affordable travel opportunities to and from Larnaca, while keeping ourselves to the highest standards of our sanitising protocols.”

From July 1st, 2020, Wizz Air will also open a new station in Salzburg, from where it will fly to Larnaca, Kyiv, Bucharest, Belgrad, Tuzla and Skopje directly!

The Hungarian low-cost carrier also announced today the opening of 4 new routes from London Luton. Operation from the UK’s capital to Malaga, Mallorca, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote is due to start on July 1.

That’s incredible news after 3 months of cancelled flights and closed borders. Wizz Air’s expansion will surely be appreciated by all fans of low cost travelling and it seems this summer season won’t be that bad after all!