Wizz Air is eyeing additional growth in Croatia following the launch of seasonal companies to Zadar and Rijeka over the previous week. Amongst low value carriers on the Croatian market this summer time, it ranks behind Ryanair, easyJet and Eurowings by obtainable seat capability, however has overtaken Jet2, Volotea, Vueling and Norwegian Air Shuttle after including greater than 100.000 seats this season. The airline held talks with the Metropolis of Zadar this week, with either side agreeing there’s appreciable scope to strengthen cooperation, significantly by bettering town’s connectivity with European markets throughout the winter months.
Wizz Air’s Airport Growth Supervisor, Salome Khundadze, famous the airline nonetheless has a comparatively restricted presence in Croatia however sees appreciable alternatives for growth and market positioning. She added that Wizz Air is experiencing robust progress and has formidable fleet growth plans. The provider at the moment operates a fleet of greater than 250 plane and is seeking to additional increase its community, with the potential of launching further routes from Zadar as early as subsequent season additionally into account.
Requested by EX-YU Aviation Information whether or not it’s contemplating a return to Zagreb after an absence of greater than a decade, Wizz Air declined to remark straight on the likelihood, stating, “We’re repeatedly evaluating alternatives. This area, particularly the EX-YU aviation area, is at all times very near Wizz Air’s coronary heart. We’re evaluating this and comparable alternatives on a regular basis”.
This summer time, Wizz Air is launching ten new routes to Croatia, all serving coastal locations. These embrace new companies to Dubrovnik from Cluj-Napoca, Gdansk, Budapest, Bucharest and Katowice, to Zadar from Budapest and Warsaw, and to Rijeka from Katowice, Gdansk and Lublin. The additions mark the airline’s debut in each Zadar and Rijeka. Wizz Air’s whole Croatian community stays seasonal.
