Wizz Air to Open Bacău base with UK connections

16/06/2020 News, Travel < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Hungarian Airline Wizz Air (W6/WZZ) has announced that it will open a new base in the Romanian city of Bacău.

The base at George Enescu International Airport (BCM/LRBC) will be the Seventh in the country consolidating Wizz Air’s position as the No1 operator in Romania.

Routes from Bacău will include flights to London Luton (LTN/EGGW) and Liverpool (LPL/EGGP).

Wizz Air continues London Luton expansion

Talking about the new base Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi said: “We are already the largest operator in the country, and we stay true to our mission of liberalising air travel not only in the capitals but in regional airports as well” adding “Opening the newest Wizz Air base and allocating two state-of-the-art modern aircraft emphasizes the importance of the Romanian market for our operations.”

The base is due to open at the end of October 2020 and will operate 12 routes in total.

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