Wizz Air to Make Bucharest Its Largest Airport Base in 2024

As announced by BTN Europe, Wizz Air plans to expand its operations in Italy in 2024 and make Bucharest its most extensive airport base next year.

Wizz Air representatives said the airline would launch six new routes from Italy in its summer 2024 schedule. It bases another three Airbus A321neo aircraft at Rome Fiumicino and one extra at Milan Malpensa.

Wizz also has big plans for its base in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, where it will add two A321neo aircraft for summer 2024, taking up to 19 aircraft at the airport. This expansion will allow the carrier to add a new route from Bucharest to Leipzig in Germany and add frequencies on another 21 existing routes.

This investment in our Romanian operation will turn Bucharest into the single largest operational base of Wizz Air, underlining our dedication to the country by creating new jobs with the company and the sector, stimulating the economy and providing affordable travel choices.

József Váradi, Wizz Air’s group CEO

According to the latest figures from European air traffic body Eurocontrol, Wizz Air operated 875 daily flights in September, which makes it the seventh-largest airline group in Europe. The carrier is also operating 32 percent more flights than it did during the corresponding period of 2019.