Wizz Air plans EX-YU base flight resumption
Low cost carrier Wizz Air has announced it anticipates resuming operations from its three bases in the former Yugoslavia at the start of May, pending government approval. In a statement the airline said, “As a result of the prolonging of the travel restrictions imposed on all foreign flights to and from the Republic of Northern Macedonia, the airline will extend the suspension of all its flights to and from Skopje until April 30 inclusive”. The carrier has been running a number of repatriation flights from Skopje, after being selected by the Macedonian government to do so. “The total number of Macedonian citizens helped by Wizz Air the past week stands at over 460. Wizz Air didn’t hesitate when it was asked for help again and carried its passengers home safe and fast”, the company said.
Wizz plans to resume operations from its Tuzla base in Bosnia and Herzegovina in May and has also delayed the resumption of its Budapest - Sarajevo service, following the latter’s closure for commercial flights last Monday. “Bosnia and Herzegovina has imposed strict conditions on travel to minimise the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. These restrictions are currently open-ended and Wizz Air continues to closely monitor developments for any change to their status. Wizz Air has suspended all of its flights to and from Tuzla initially until April 30, 2020”, the airline said. It added, “As a result of the Bosnian government’s decision, the airline has extended the suspension of the Budapest - Sarajevo route until the end of April. Reopening of that route is planned for May 3, 2020”.
The budget carrier has also announced that services from Belgrade and Niš will be suspended until the start of May as well. The airline’s Niš operations will likely be further pushed back, as the airport’s closure for commercial flights has been extended until May 12 based on a Notice to Airmen issued on March 27. "Wizz Air sincerely apologizes for the disruptions the travel ban could bring to the customers and assures that safety and well-being of its passengers and crew remains the airline’s top priority", the carrier noted.
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