Wizz Air has changed its 239-seat Airbus A321neo plane stationed at its Tuzla base with 180-seat Airbus A320neo plane, lowering capability by round 22% in comparison with its preliminary plan. The low price service, which reopened its Tuzla base in December final 12 months with a single A321neo, had deliberate to station a second plane of the identical sort in June. Nonetheless, it opted for the smaller A320neo as an alternative and, firstly of July, additionally changed the unique A321neo with the smaller variant. Because of this, the airline will supply nearly sixty fewer seats per rotation on common. In July alone, this equates to 11.024 fewer seats.
The Minister of Commerce, Tourism and Transport of the Tuzla Canton, Almir Žilić, just lately stated he expects the low price airline to base its third plane in Tuzla by the top of the 12 months, noting that discussions are already underway. The Tuzla Canton authorities allotted roughly 615.000 euros to Wizz Air in 2025 for the launch of latest routes. This 12 months, the funding will likely be elevated to 1.1 million euros to help current providers and the introduction of latest ones. Wizz Air now generates the majority of Tuzla’s visitors, accounting for round 95% of all passengers. The airport dealt with 225.411 passengers through the January – Might interval, representing a year-on-year improve of 114.7%, or a further 120.410 travellers.
Chatting with EX-YU Aviation Information just lately about its operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Wizz Air stated, “Our focus stays on Tuzla. We serve Tuzla, Sarajevo and Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we stay dedicated to the market. We get pleasure from a robust partnership with Tuzla Airport, which we enormously worth. Wizz Air is a vital and dependable associate for each the area and Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving to to boost connectivity and create alternatives for financial progress. On the similar time, we should stay aware of total capability and guarantee our community within the nation is designed as effectively as potential”.
