#WIZZaroundEurope
SEVEN NEW SERVICES TO SEVEN COUNTRIES
Wizz Air, one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines and the leading LCC in Georgia, celebrated today the commencement seven new services from Kutaisi to Paris, Prague, Athens, Barcelona, Rome Bucharest and Vienna. The new low fare routes provide countless opportunities for leisure and business travellers to plan their trip to these popular destinations with fares from just €19.99 / GEL 49.99*.
WIZZ started operations from Kutaisi International Airport in 2012 and after 6 years of successful operations, as part of its great expansion across Europe, the airline commences 7 new routes from Kutaisi across Europe. Further diversifying its low fare network from Kutaisi, WIZZ offers now 20 routes to 14 countries. The airline continues to invest in its local base by allocating the second modern Airbus A320 on 17 May, a further investment of $ 101 million**, and employing additional 36 local crew.
WIZZ, as the pioneer of low-fare air travel across Europe and in Georgia, is continuously expanding its network by bringing affordable travel opportunities between Kutaisi and the rest of Europe. In the first three months of 2018, 51% more passengers travelled with WIZZ on Georgia routes than in the same period of the previous year. WIZZ’s fast-growing operation in the country will further stimulate the local economy as it has done for the last decade, by increasing employment in Georgia’s aviation and tourism sectors and supporting more than 230 jobs*** in 2017.
This year, WIZZ offers more than 720 000 seats from Georgia in 2018, with a growth of 94% on a year on year basis, as the airline is looking to respond to the increasing demand for its low fare tickets and great travel experience.
WIZZ AIR’S NEWLY COMMENCED ROUTES FROM KUTAISI
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New routes
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Frequency
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Start date
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Fares from*
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Paris Beauvais
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Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
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17 May 2018
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129.99 GEL
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Prague
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Tuesday, Saturday
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17 May 2018
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99.99 GEL
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Athens
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Thursday, Sunday
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17 May 2018
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99.99 GEL
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Barcelona
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday
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18 May 2018
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129.99 GEL
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Rome
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Thursday, Sunday
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19 May 2018
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129.99 GEL
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Bucharest
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Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
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3 July 2018
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56.99 GEL
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Vienna
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Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
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15 Nov 208
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79.99 GEL
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“We are delighted to celebrate today the commencement of 7 new WIZZ routes from Kutaisi to 7 European cities, as we continue to create ever more travel opportunities for our passengers. Our Georgian travellers can reach these popular European destinations, enjoying our convenient flight schedule and fares as low as GEL 49.99*. Emphasising our commitment to Kutaisi and Georgia, we are allocating another Airbus A320 aircraft to Kutaisi International Airport equalling $ 202 million of total investment creating additional 36 direct jobs. We are now offering 20 routes to 14 countries from Kutaisi. We welcome all eager travellers to discover these and other great European destinations while enjoying WIZZ’s low fares and great on board experience” said Johan Eidhagen, Chief Marketing Officer of Wizz Air.
“Today, we are very excited to launch 5 new destinations from Kutaisi International Airport to Europe. Those are the most popular destinations for Georgian travellers and for European tourists, as well. On 3rd of July, we will launch first direct flight between Georgia and Romania and this will be 13th country and 19th new route one can travel from Georgia. Another new route to Vienna, Austria will be launched on 15 November. Thus, together with Wizz Air we will connect Kutaisi to 20 European cities in 14 countries. Tourism sector has been booming for Georgia, 7.5 million Visitors Arrived in Georgia in 2017 and we expect for the next year to attract over 8 million international visitors. Direct flights from Georgia to Europe and vice versa will only help to increase this indicator. We think, that new direct routes will have a big impact on Georgian economy”, Ketevan Aleksidze, CEO of United Airports Georgia said.
*One way including all taxes and non-optional charges
**http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/01/airbus-2018-price-list-press-release.html#media-list-document-document-all_ml_0
***ACI suggests creation of 750 on-site jobs for every 1 million carried passengers per year
