Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today it will expand its operations in Bulgaria next spring by adding a 6th aircraft to its Sofia base. The new aircraft will arrive in March 2016 and support new service from Sofia to Alicante, Bristol, Hamburg Lubeck and Oslo Torp that will commence at the end of March with two weekly flights each. The airline also announced frequency increases on the existing routes from Sofia to London Luton, Brussels Charleroi, Eindhoven and Malmo.
With this expansion, Wizz Air now offers its low fares on a total of 31 routes to 16 countries – the newest is Norway – from three Bulgarian airports.
WIZZ AIR’S NEW ROUTES FROM SOFIA:
Destination | Days | Starts | Fares From* |
Alicante | Wednesday, Sunday | 27 March | BGN 79.99 |
Bristol | Monday, Friday | 28 March | BGN 59.99 |
Hamburg Lubeck | Monday, Friday | 28 March | BGN 49.99 |
Oslo Torp | Thursday, Sunday | 27 March | BGN 59.99 |
FREQUENCY INCREASES ON EXISTING ROUTES FROM SOFIA:
Destination | Weekly Flights | From Date |
London Luton | 21 from 18 | 27 March |
Brussles Charleroi | 5 from 4 | 27 March |
Eindhoven | 5 from 4 | 27 March |
Malmo | 3 from 2 | 27 March |
"Wizz Air first took off from Bulgaria almost 10 years ago in September 2005. We are thrilled about continuing our growth in the country and offering very low fares and excellent services to our ever-expanding customer base of Bulgarian passengers and their visitors. Our capacity increase will create a number of new jobs at Wizz Air as well as in associated services and industries in Bulgarian capital and we expect to see many passengers on board of our planes." - said György Abrán, Chief Commercial Officer of Wizz Air.
