Comeback for Wizz Air in Salzburg!

The Airline Wizz Air announced its launch in Salzburg back in May 2020. At that time, nobody could have guessed how far-reaching the consequences of the Covid pandemic would be for aviation. "With the landing bans in the intended destinations, the planned flight connections unfortunately had to be discontinued," says Bettina Ganghofer, Managing Director of Salzburg Airport. "We have remained in close contact with Wizz Air over the past few years. We were already hoping that the question was not whether Wizz Air would return to Salzburg, but only when," Ganghofer continued. During and even after the pandemic, the entire European flight offering was turned upside down and sometimes greatly reduced. The effects of the crisis hit the entire European aviation sector and are still being felt today. Salzburg Airport has now largely recovered from the crisis and is looking positively towards the coming winter season. However, it is likely to take until 2025 before the pre-crisis level is reached.

"We are all the more pleased that the Hungarian airline will be adding Salzburg to its range of destinations as a second strategic partner in Austria alongside Vienna. We will initially start with London Luton in February 2024 and add Bucharest and Skopje to our flight program in summer 2024. We will continue to work intensively on expanding the range of routes in the coming weeks," says Ganghofer, looking ahead to the coming season.
The flight connection to London Luton is perfect for the start of winter, especially for bringing skiers to Salzburg and the surrounding winter sports regions. In summer, Bucharest and Skopje will be added to the range of exciting destinations in south-eastern Europe. The two capital cities in the Balkans are considered important economic centers and are therefore just as interesting for business tourism as they are for travelers looking for new destinations. London Luton, Bucharest and Skopje can therefore soon be reached NONSTOP from Salzburg.

Wizz Air will initially launch three direct flights in 2024, which will significantly strengthen the Salzburg aviation market. "We are delighted to resume the long-awaited flights from Salzburg to Bucharest and Skopje and to introduce a new route to London. This expansion brings Europe's most sustainable airline to Salzburg, offering travelers three exciting destinations and the opportunity to explore remarkable and iconic capital cities with Wizz Air. We can't wait to launch these routes and offer our Austrian passengers low fares with the highest quality on board," said Valeria Bragarenco, Corporate Communications Manager Wizz Air.
 

About Wizz Air                                                                                            
Wizz Air, Europe's fastest growing ultra-low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 191 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. A team of aviation experts offers outstanding service and very low fares, making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 57.6 million passengers between October 2022 and September 2023. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol WIZZ. The airline was recently named one of the ten safest airlines in the world by airlineratings.com, the world's only safety and product ratings agency, and was named Airline of the Year in 2019 and 2023 by the Air Transport Awards. Wizz Air was also named "Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline" (2021-2023) by the World Finance Sustainability Awards, "Airline Group of the Year for Global Environmental Sustainability" (2022-2023) by CAPA-Centre for Aviation Awards for Excellence and "Europe's Leading Low-Cost Airline 2023" by World Travel Awards.
 

Contact
Valeria Bragarenco, Corporate Communications Manager: valeria.bragarenco@wizzair.com
Anna Kalina-Mahr, UNIQUE relations anna.kalina-mahr@unique-relations.at