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One of the biggest and fastest-growing budget airlines in Europe has launched a massive expansion programme in Italy that will see it become the third largest airline in the country.
Wizz Air is allocating three of its Airbus A321neo aircraft to its bases at Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa: two to Rome and one to Milan
The allocation of these aircraft is enabling the launch of 12 new routes as well as increased frequency on five routes from Rome Fiumicino and three routes from Milan Malpensa. The new routes launch from October 2022, with tickets available now at wizzair.com or on the airline's mobile app.
The allocation of two more aircraft to Wizz Air’s Rome Fiumicino base will grow the base to seven aircraft. The move brings the number of routes from the base to 65, including the launch of seven new routes from Italy’s capital city. Passengers will now be able to fly to Barcelona, Gothenburg, Malaga, Paris Orly, Porto, Seville and Valencia. Furthermore, the additional capacity allows Wizz Air to increase the frequency of its flights from the base to Eindhoven, Hurghada, Paris Orly, Tel Aviv and Yerevan.
Milan Malpensa will receive an additional aircraft, making it a six-aircraft base. As such, Wizz Air will introduce five new routes to Cardiff, Jeddah, Marsa Alam, Riyadh and Yerevan starting from October 2022. This additional capacity also means that Wizz Air can increase flight frequency on routes to Tel Aviv, Catania and Athens. With this expansion, the airline will operate routes to 43 destinations from Milan Malpensa.
"We are delighted to be expanding in Italy to be the country’s third largest airline, demonstrating our commitment to growing our presence in the market. The allocation of these three additional aircraft in Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa allows us to further strengthen our domestic market offer, giving our customers the opportunity to travel to 12 new destinations from Rome and Milan,” comments Robert Carey, President of Wizz Air.
Wizz Air's continued focus on providing its customers low-cost and varied routes across its network means that the airline has taken the difficult decision to close its base at Palermo Airport. From 3 November 2022, the aircraft that is currently based there will be redeployed to support the expansion in Rome and Milan.
Pink bikes photo Wizz Air |
That's not all, the bright pink branding is not just on its aircraft in Italy, the airline now has a fleet of super colourful bikes to hire in Milan, helping locals and tourists get about the city in a more sustainable way. There are 15 #WIZZpink bike stations all over the city of Milan until the end of October!
New routes are below, with the starting base fares and dates.
Milan Malpensa - Cardiff
Wednesday, Sunday
24.99 EUR
30 October 2022
Milan Malpensa - Yerevan
Tuesday, Saturday
54,99 EUR
10 January 2023
Milan Malpensa - Marsa Alam
Wednesday, Sunday
49,99 EUR
11 January 2023
Milan Malpensa - Jeddah
Tuesday, Saturday
54,99 EUR
3 December 2022
Milan Malpensa - Riyadh
Thursday, Sunday
54,99 EUR
20 April 2023
Rome Fiumicino - Barcelona
Daily
24.99 EUR
12 December 2022
Rome Fiumicino - Valencia
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
24.99 EUR
13 December 2022
Rome Fiumicino - Porto
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
24.99 EUR
13 December 2022
Rome Fiumicino - Parigi
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
24.99 EUR
12 December 2022
Rome Fiumicino - Siviglia
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
24.99 EUR
29 April 2023
Rome Fiumicino - Malaga
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
24.00 EUR
28 April 2023
Rome Fiumicino - Göteborg
Wednesday, Sunday
24.99 EUR
30 April 2023
* One way price, including administration fee. One carry-on bag (max: 40x30x20cm) is included. Trolley bag and each piece of checked-in baggage is subject to additional fees. The price applies only to bookings made on wizzair.com and the WIZZ mobile app.
** Terms, conditions, and exclusions apply.