Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing and greenest airline announced today the allocation of its ninth aircraft to Tirana base. The new Airbus A321ceo will join the fleet, enabling the start of 3 new routes from Tirana to Lyon in France, Nuremberg in Germany, Warsaw in Poland .The new low fare routes are already on sale on www.wizzair.com and via WIZZ mobile app with fares starting as low as EUR 19.99*.
Wizz Air started operations in Albania in April 2017 and has carried over 2.2 million passengers during almost 5 years of successful operations. With today’s announcement by this summer the airline will have a fleet of nine modern, state of the art young aircraft at its Tirana base. Wizz Air remains highly committed to Tirana, to the Albanian market and to offering great services paired with low fares it its distinguished passengers. Together with 3 new services, Wizz Air now offers 41 routes to 14 countries from Tirana.
Evelin Horváth, Acting Network Officer at Wizz Air Group said: “I am delighted to announce further expansion of Wizz Air’s network in Albania by adding the ninth aircraft to our Tirana base. With this announcement we are adding three new exciting routes from Tirana to Lyon in France, Nuremberg in Germany, and Warsaw in Poland. We are confident that Wizz Air’s ultra-low fares and great route network will make travel affordable to ever more passengers. Our modern aircraft, as well as our enhanced protective measures, will ensure the best possible healthy conditions for travellers while operating with the lowest environmental footprint. We look forward to welcoming passengers on board with great service.”
The basing of the 9th aircraft to Tirana today reinforces the airline’s pledge to an environmentally-conscious operations. With a fleet of an average age of 5.06 years consisting of the most efficient and sustainable Airbus A321 family single aisle aircraft currently available, Wizz Air’s carbon-dioxide emissions are the lowest among European airlines in FY2021 (77,3 gr/km/passenger). Thanks to the largest order book of over 250 aircraft from the state-of-the-art Airbus A321 neo family, the airline has made a commitment to further cut its environmental footprint by 25% for every passenger until 2030, alongside over 60 sustainability initiatives, including carbon offsetting, fuel efficiency and noise reduction with which Wizz Air is tackling environmental challenges.
Wizz Air was one of the first airlines to introduce a new era of sanitized travel, with enhanced hygiene measures to ensure the health and safety of passengers and crew across its network. Click here to view Wizz Air’s health and safety video.
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WIZZ AIR’S NEW ROUTES FROM TIRANA
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DESTINATION
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DAYS
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LOWEST FARE*
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STARTS
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TIRANA – LYON
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Monday, Friday
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19.99EUR
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12 SEPTEMBER 2022
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TIRANA – NURENMBERG
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Tuesday, Saturday
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19.99 EUR
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5 JULY 2022
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TIRANA – WARSAW
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Monday, Friday
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19.99 EUR
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4 JULY 2022
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* Based on the Sustainalytics Rating.
