Wizz Air Announces 22nd Base

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC

21 May 2015

 

WIZZ AIR ANNOUNCES 22^nd BASE

1 BASED AIRCRAFT IN DEBRECEN, 3 NEW ROUTES IN DECEMBER

Debrecen, 21 May 2015: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced that it will open its 22^nd base on 16 December in Debrecen (Hungary) with one new Airbus A320 and further increases to its regional Hungarian services.

Already served by Wizz Air flights, Debrecen will be Wizz Air's second Hungarian airport with base operations. The new aircraft will increase the number of routes served from Debrecen to six and increase annual seat capacity from the airport by 136% to 145,000 seats per year. The airline hopes this will stimulate the local job market in aviation and tourism sectors as consumers will have access to more low cost routes.

Wizz Air will operate three new routes from its Debrecen base to Brussels Charleroi, Malmo and Paris Beauvais starting 16 December, all initially operating with two weekly flights. The Debrecen route to Paris Beauvais will provide Hungarian consumers with Wizz Air's low fare access to the French capital. Frequencies on its existing popular Debrecen services to London Luton and Eindhoven will also be increased.

Wizz Air now offers a total of 47 Hungarian routes to 22 countries from two Hungarian airports. Seats on the new Debrecen routes are already on sale from just HUF 5,990* and can be booked on wizzair.com.

WIZZ AIR'S NEWEST ROUTES FROM DEBRECEN:

Destination	Days	Starting date	Fares from*
Paris Beauvais	Wed, Sun	16 Dec	HUF 6,990
Brussels Charleroi	Mon, Fri	18 Dec	HUF 6,990
Malmo	Mon, Fri	18 Dec	HUF 5,990

WIZZ AIR'S INCREASED FREQUENCIES FROM DEBRECEN:

Destination	Weekly flights	From
London Luton	from 7 to 10	17 Dec
Eindhoven	from 2 to 3	17 Dec

Speaking at a Press Conference in Debrecen József Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air said: "Two days ago, we celebrated our 11^th anniversary with a new aircraft livery and a refreshed brand as a part of our commitment to constantly improve passengers' travel experience. Today I am pleased to make this major announcement for Hungary and the Hajdú-Bihar county. Our Debrecen operating base will make East-Hungary more accessible, further boost tourism and foster economic development in the region. We will create a number of local jobs with Wizz Air and our business partners while doubling our capacity from Debrecen Airport."

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About Wizz Air

Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 59 Airbus A320 aircraft and offers over 380 routes from 22 bases, connecting 112 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,200 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 16.5 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 2015. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker: WIZZ

Notes for Editors:

·      All flights operated on Airbus A320 aircraft, with 180 seats.

·      New Airbus A321 deliveries start in November 2015

·      For free pictures of aircraft, crews and logo library please visit http://wizzair.com/en-GB/press

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For more information:
Investors:	Iain Wetherall, Wizz Air:	[phone]
Media:	Daniel de Carvalho, Wizz Air:	[phone]
	Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone]

 

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