- More than 235,000 additional seats on sale from Tirana with total number of seats on sale rising to 4.8 million in 2023 from Albania
- Six new routes launching in 2023, increasing the total number of routes available from Albania to 49
Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing and most environmentally sustainable airline globally*, announces further expansion to its base in Tirana, where it allocates one of its Airbus A321neo aircraft.
The allocation of the new aircraft is enabling the launch of six new routes as well as increased frequency on 1 route from Tirana International Airport. The new routes can be already booked, with tickets available now at wizzair.com or on the airline's mobile app.
The allocation of one more aircraft to Wizz Air’s Tirana base will grow the base to ten aircraft. The move brings the number of routes from the base to 49, including the launch of six new routes from Albania’s capital city. Passengers will now be able to fly to Gdansk and Poznan in Poland, as well as Lamezia Terme, Naples, Salento, and Trieste in Italy. The flights takings off from Tirana will be the very first ones flying to Trieste, Italy, as the Italian destination is going to be a new station for Wizz Air. Furthermore, the additional capacity allows Wizz Air to increase the frequency of its flights from the base to Athens, where the company will fly 5 times a week instead of 3 starting from next summer.
"We are delighted to be expanding in Tirana, demonstrating our commitment to the Albanian market where we are the largest airline both in terms of passenger numbers and the number of aircraft allocated to the market, by further growing our fleet. From July 2023 we will operate 10 aircraft from the country. The allocation of our latest aircraft in Tirana allows us to further strengthen our market offer, providing our Albanian customers the opportunity to travel on a total of 49 routes to 15 countries with us and increase the tourism to this beautiful country as well, connecting Albania with so many destinations” comments Yvonne Moynihan, Corporate Officer of Wizz Air.
“It is with great joy that we witness the growing interest and operation of Wizz Air at Tirana International Airport, by increasing the number of aircraft which, consequently, will increase the frequencies and/or new destinations. It is also part of our strategy as business partner and as the airport operator, to modernize and expand infrastructure, equipment, spaces and amenities, in order to provide more connectivity and a better passenger experience and level of service at TIA” comments Jose Angeja, Chief Operation Officer of Tirana International Airport.
* According to the CAPA – Centre for Aviation Awards for Excellence 2022
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WIZZ AIR'S NEW ROUTES
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Route
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Frequency
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Fares from *
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Starts
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Tirana - Gdansk
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Thursday, Sunday
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24.99 EUR
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6-Jul-23
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Tirana - Poznan
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday
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24.99 EUR
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3-Jul-23
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Tirana – Lamezia Terme
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Monday, Friday
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24.99 EUR
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3-Jul-23
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Tirana - Naples
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Tuesday, Saturday
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24.99 EUR
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4-Jul-23
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Tirana - Salento
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday
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24.99 EUR
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3-Jul-23
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Tirana - Trieste
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Monday, Friday
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24.99 EUR
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3-Jul-23
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* 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.
** Terms, conditions, and exclusions apply.
