Wizz Air allocates Airbus A320 aircraft at its new Austrian base at Vienna Airport

  • INAGURATES FLIGHTS TO FIVE EXCITING NEW DESTINATIONS
  • OFFERS A SPECIAL 20% SEAT SALE PROMO*

BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2018-Jun-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines and the leading low cost carrier in CEE, opens its Austrian base at Vienna Airport with one of its new Airbus A320 aircraft. The new allocated aircraft will support the start of operations of five new services from Vienna to the popular destinations: Valencia, Rome Fiumicino, Malta, Bari and Tel Aviv.

To celebrate these important milestone, WIZZ is announcing a Special Seat Sale to its Vienna customers, slashing 20%* off flights on all 30 routes available from Vienna, for new bookings done until midnight today, Thursday 14 June.

With currently more than 33 flights departing from Vienna every week, the airline offers fares from as little as 19.99 EUR** on wizzair.com to Austrian passengers and their visitors. This year more than half a million seats are already on sale from/to Vienna airport on WIZZ flights, bringing new affordable travel opportunities, contributing to the local economy, stimulating tourism, while strengthening business partnerships between the European countries

“We are proud to celebrate the opening of a new WIZZ base in Austria at Vienna Airport. Wizz Air’s first flights from Vienna started in April and, now we are inaugurating another 5 new services” said George Michalopoulos, Chief Commercial Officer at Wizz Air at a press conference in Vienna “By 2019, our new base operations at Vienna will create more than 200 local jobs with WIZZ and the new destinations added to the network mean even greater choice for WIZZ’s Austrian passengers to discover Europe at truly low fares through a network of 30 routes to 22 countries.“

Commitment to Austria

The base establishment at Vienna represents a major investment in Austria by WIZZ, creating more than 200 direct jobs with the airlineby 2019. With a total investment of $ 570 million***, in the upcoming 9 months the airline will continue to increase its operations at Vienna International Airport to become the second largest carrier in Austria in 2019 with a local fleet of 5 new Airbus aircraft, operating a network of 30 routes from Vienna to 22 countries and offering in total more than 2.2 million seats/ year. Expanding its operations, Wizz Air’s local team in Vienna will continuously increase, the next recruitment sessions being scheduled on 21 June in Vienna.

WIZZ is the pioneer of a new travel era in Austria, bringing truly affordable fares and services, maximum choice for its customers and an easy online booking system. Wizz Air will finally allow Austrian customers to travel to a wide range of destinations at genuinely low prices, with Wizz Air’s great value flights including some exciting and off-the-beaten-track destinations and offering the possibility of truly memorable experiences.


WIZZ AIR’S NEWEST ROUTES COMMENCING FROM VIENNA

Destination Days Starts Fares from**
Valencia Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays 14 June 2018 EUR 49.99
Rome Fiumicino Daily service 14 June 2018 EUR 29.99
Malta, Malta Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays 14 June 2018 EUR 34.99
Bari, Italy Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays 15 June 2018 EUR 29.99
Tel Aviv, Israel Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays 15 June 2018 EUR 59.99

 

20% discount applies to fares including taxes and non-optional charges but excluding administration fee. This promotion applies on 14 June from 00.00 to 23.59 CET for new booking on flights to and from Vienna. The discount applies only to bookings made on wizzair.com or on the WIZZ mobile app.

** 
Before discount, one way including all taxes and non-optional charges

*** Airports Council International (ACI) suggests creation of 750 on-site jobs for every 1 million carried passengers per year

Media contact: communications@wizzair.com

SOURCE: Wizz Air Hungary Ltd.