As recently announced, WIZZ will start operations from the Greek capital, offering in 2018 a total 9 low fare routes, and will become the third largest airline at Athens International Airport. Demonstrating WIZZ’s commitment to its customers, the airline is continuously investing in its ever-growing networking and looking to create truly affordable travel opportunities. In spring 2018, eight new WIZZ services will be launched from Athens to Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Budapest, Sofia, Kutaisi, Katowice, Chisinau and Vilnius.
The airline is increasing its operations by 657% year-on year in 2018, with a total of more than 730,000 seats available on WIZZ connections to and from Greece. Furthermore, since the beginning of this year, 97,000 passengers have enjoyed WIZZ’s low fares and excellent onboard experience to and from Greece, showing a 39% increase compared to the similar period in the previous year.
WIZZ’s extensive and diversified network from Greece, includes now 17 routes to 8 countries, available from 6 Greek airports that will further contribute to the increasing inbound and outbound tourism and improve business ties between the countries.
- NEW ROUTE: ATHENS – LONDON LUTON, UNITED KINGDOM
- START DATE: 29 APRIL 2018
- FREQUENCY: DAILY SERVICE
- FARES FROM: EUR 29.99 *
- WIZZ ROUTES ON SALE FROM ATHENS: 9 DESTINATIONS
Chief Corporate Officer, Owain Jones, said:
„Following the recent announcement of our new low-fare services commencing from Athens, we are glad to add London Luton as the 9th destination available from the Greek capital in 2018. Increasing and further diversifying our network, we are able to consolidate our position as the third largest airline at Athens International Airport. Our new daily route will create new opportunities for Greek travelers to reach one of Europe’s most vibrant city, whether for a city break or a business trip, with fares as low as EUR 29.99*. Our friendly and dedicated crew is looking to welcome our customers on board on one of Europe’s youngest fleet.”
Athens International Airport, Ioanna Papadopoulou, Director, Communications & Marketing, stressed:
“We are absolutely delighted with WIZZ’s decision to operate a daily service from Athens to London Luton commencing as of April 29th, 2018; this spectacular addition to the airline’s network out of Athens – the 9th WIZZ destination as of Summer 2018 – is a big development for Athens International Airport. WIZZ’s upcoming service of the busiest international connection out of Athens both for business and leisure traffic, will enhance passengers’ choice and substantially contribute to the dynamics of the route. We wish our new airline partner lots of success and we are looking forward to welcoming WIZZ’s new services to our airport”.
About Wizz Air
Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 87 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 550 routes from 27 bases, connecting 145 destinations across 43 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 3,500 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 23.8 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 2017. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices. Wizz Air is registered under the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition. The company was recently named 2017 – European Airline of the Year by Aviation 100, a renown annual publication that recognizes the year’s most outstanding performers in the aerospace industry.
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