Wizz Air to station third jet in Belgrade
Low cost carrier Wizz Air has confirmed it will station a third aircraft at its Belgrade base this coming winter season. A 180-seat Airbus A320 aircraft will join the carrier’s existing two A321s in the city from mid-December. This will enable the carrier to launch four new routes announced earlier this week. However, the additional capacity leaves room for Wizz to introduce additional new services, with the current schedule allowing the airline to introduce an extra three routes. Based on its existing schedule, the carrier does not plan on operating additional frequencies on existing services from the city.
Wizz Air initially planned on adding a third aircraft at its Belgrade base in the summer of 2020, which would have resulted in the launch of nine new routes. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic and entry restrictions for Serbian nationals across Europe at the time, the airline shelved such plans. Last year it intended on introducing flights from Belgrade to Lisbon, Cologne, Barcelona, Milan, Hamburg, Turku, Sandefjord, Charleroi and Friedrichshafen. It has since launched operations to Hamburg and Sandefjord, while services to Barcelona will be added with the latest expansion this winter. Lisbon and Cologne remain two of Belgrade Airport’s busiest unserved routes in Europe.
Wizz Air is ramping up its growth in the region this December. The airline is adding a second aircraft at its Sarajevo base and launching an additional seven new routes, while two new services will be introduced to Tuzla, that will be operated by aircraft from other bases. The low cost airline has said it will station a third jet in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s third largest city once infrastructure is expanded to handle three jets at the same time. The airline also recently announced the introduction of a new service to Banja Luka from mid-December as well.
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