Wizz Air unveils Belgrade expansion
Low cost carrier Wizz Air has announced the addition of four new routes from Belgrade. The carrier will be introducing flights from the Serbian capital to Hahn, Billund, Barcelona and Vaxjo. Flights will be added progressively between December 16 and December 19. Services to Barcelona and Vaxjo in Sweden will run twice per week, while Hahn and Billund will be operated three times per week. The airline has already added five routes out of Belgrade so far this year, including Hamburg, Sandefjord, Abu Dhabi, Santorini and Heraklion, with the latter two being maintained on a seasonal summer basis. The carrier has also upped its capacity by replacing its two Airbus A320s stationed in the Serbian capital with the larger A321s.
Wizz Air faces no direct competition on any of its new routes, with exception to Barcelona, where it will go head-to-head against Air Serbia during the winter months and is joined by Vueling over the summer as well. Furthermore, it will indirectly compete against both Air Serbia and Lufthansa on the Hahn service. Overall, the low cost airline plans to maintain twenty routes out of Belgrade this coming winter season, once the new destinations are added to its network in mid-December.
Commenting on the expansion, the airline said, “Belgrade has done well for us and we try to do better for Belgrade as a result and bring new routes and more capacity to the market. Belgrade has been operational for us through the crisis and consumer uptake has been very strong. Even in very difficult circumstances, consumers have been very loyal to Wizz Air and they appreciate our service and decided to fly with us in these difficult times”. Wizz Air launched operations to Serbia in 2010 and has since become the country largest low cost airline with a 50% market share, ahead of Ryanair and easyJet. Overall, it is the second busiest airline in the country, behind Air Serbia, with an 11% market share. In January 2020, the carrier handled its five-million passenger from the country.
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