Wizz Air, Europe's fastest growing and greenest* airline and the largest airline in Romania announced today its 31 base in Bacău. The airline will base 2 Airbus A320 aircraft at Bacău Airport in October 2020. Along with the establishment of the new base, Wizz Air announced 12 new services to 6 countries from Bacău starting from 29 October 2020. This is the company’s 7 base in Romania and the 2 in the historical Moldavia region in Romania, besides Iași. Tickets for all new routes can already be booked on wizzair.com or on the airline’s app from as low as RON 89**.
Wizz Air is dedicated to developing its network and offer great opportunities to its passengers through affordable travel. With the experience of providing low fare and high quality services in the past years in Romania, the airline is confident that with the establishment of its newest base it will bring more economic growth to the region, by developing connection between Eastern Romania and other European countries, while providing affordable travel opportunities for its passengers. The base establishment in Bacău will create over 70 new direct jobs with the airline and even more jobs in associated industries***. The 2 Airbus A320 aircraft will support the operations of 12 new routes to: Turin, Venice Treviso, Bologna, Rome Fiumicino, Milan Bergamo, Catania (Italy), Larnaca (Cyprus), London Luton, Liverpool (UK), Memmingen/Munich West (Germany), Billund (Denmark), Brussels Charleroi (Belgium). Wizz Air’s extensive network of 37 routes to the Moldavia region in Romania - including 18 routes to Iasi and 7 routes to Suceava - will support local tourism, bring more capital to the region as well as connect Bacău with new and exciting destinations.
Wizz Air is an investment grade credit rated airline, with a fleet of an average age of 5.4 years comprising of the currently available most efficient and sustainable Airbus A320 and Airbus A320neo family single aisle aircraft. Wizz Air’s carbon-dioxide emissions were the lowest among European airlines in FY2019 (57.2 gr/km/passenger). Wizz Air has the largest order book of 267aircraft of the state-of-the-art Airbus A320neo family which will enable the airline to further reduce its environmental footprint by 30% for every passenger until 2030.
Today’s announcement comes as the new era of sanitized travel begins at Wizz Air. The airline recently announced a range of enhanced hygiene measures, to ensure the health and safety of its customers and crew. As part of these new protocols, throughout the flight, both cabin crew and passengers are required to wear facemasks, with cabin crew also required to wear gloves. Wizz Air’s aircraft are regularly put through an industry-leading fogging process with an antiviral solution and, following WIZZ’s stringent daily cleaning schedule, all of the airline’s aircraft are further disinfected overnight with the same antiviral solution. Sanitising wipes are handed to each passenger upon entering the aircraft, onboard magazines have been removed from the aircraft, and any onboard purchases are encouraged to be made by contactless payment. Passengers are requested to follow physical distancing measures introduced by the local health authorities and are encouraged to make all purchases prior to the flight online (e.g. checked in luggage, WIZZ Priority, fast security track), to minimize any possible physical contact at the airport. Click here to view Wizz Air’s new health and safety video, for more information.
By adding WIZZ Flex to a booking, passengers can rest assured that if circumstances change, or they simply wish to travel on a different date, or to a different destination, they can rebook on any WIZZ flight of their choice. Providing that extra layer of protection for passenger bookings, is a peace of mind during these uncertain times.
Wizz Air will start recruiting young and ambitious candidates for its new base. Cabin crew recruitment days are displayed here.
Speaking at the press conference in Bacău today, József Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air Group said: „Today’s announcement underlines our commitment to Romania. We are already the largest operator in the country and we stay true to our mission of liberalizing air travel not only in the capitals, but in regional airports as well. Opening the newest Wizz Air base and allocating two state-of-the-art modern aircraft emphasizes the importance of the Romanian market for our operations. By adding twelve new exciting routes today and keeping ourselves to the highest standards of our sanitizing protocols, we are confident that Wizz Air’s ultra-low fares and great route network will make travel affordable to ever more passengers in Romania.”
Mrs. Oana Daniela Chelaru, Executive President of Bacău George Enescu International Airport commented: "Several modernization projects have been implemented at George Enescu International Airport since 2015. The investments included the construction of a new passenger terminal, air traffic control tower, parking lots and other constructions necessary for a modern airport infrastructure. Also, another very important project, in progress, aims to increase the load-bearing capacity and modernize the runway and the related movement surfaces. There are investments through which the airport administration wants to improve the passenger processing conditions, attract new air operators and, obviously, new flights and destinations to / from Bacău.”
WIZZ AIR’S ROUTES FROM BACĂU
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Destination
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Days
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Starts
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Fares from**
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Bacău – London Luton
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daily
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29 Oct 2020
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RON 139 / EUR 29.99
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Bacău – Liverpool
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Thursday, Sunday
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29 Oct 2020
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RON 119 / EUR 24.99
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Bacău – Rome Fiumicino
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Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
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29 Oct 2020
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RON 119 / EUR 24.99
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Bacău – Treviso (Venice)
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Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
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29 Oct 2020
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RON 89 / EUR 19.99
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Bacău – Bologna
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Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
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29 Oct 2020
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RON 89 / EUR 19.99
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Bacău – Charleroi (Brussels)
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Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
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29 Oct 2020
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RON 89 / EUR 19.99
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Bacău – Turin
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday
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30 Oct 2020
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RON 89 / EUR 19.99
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Bacău – Catania
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Monday, Friday
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30 Oct 2020
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RON 119 / EUR 24.99
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Bacău – Milan Bergamo
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday
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30 Oct 2020
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RON 119 / EUR 24.99
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Bacău – Larnaca
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Monday, Friday
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30 Oct 2020
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RON 89 / EUR 19.99
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Bacău – Memmingen
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Tuesday, Saturday
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31 Oct 2020
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RON 119 / EUR 24.99
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Bacău – Billund
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Wednesday, Sunday
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1 Nov 2020
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RON 89 / EUR 19.99
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* Wizz Air’s carbon-dioxide emissions were the lowest among European airlines in FY2019 (57.2 gr/km/passenger)
** One-way price, including administration fee. One carry-on bag (max: 40x30x20cm) is included. Trolley bag and each piece of checked-in baggage is subject to additional fees. The price applies only to bookings made on wizzair.com and the WIZZ mobile app. Number of seats at indicated prices are limited.
*** ACI suggests creation of 750 on-site jobs for every 1 million carried passengers per year
