Wizz Air continues to expand in the UK

Wizz Air continues to expand in the UK, with the airline’s UK subsidiary opening a new base at Cardiff Airport, which will be the fourth in the country alongside London Luton and Gatwick, as well as Doncaster Sheffield, the airline said Thursday.

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The airline will operate an Airbus A321 in Cardiff and expand its network with nine new routes.

Wizz Air’s first Welsh base at Cardiff Airport is a major investment in the region, providing more than 40 direct jobs and more than 250 indirect jobs, and connecting Wales to nine popular holiday destinations boosts the local economy by generating more than 350,000 airport traffic annually. Cardiff. Passengers are writing.

They emphasized that the announcement represented a continuation of the company’s recent expansion strategy.

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With the launch of 9 new routes from Cardiff Airport, Wizz Air now operates 132 routes from 11 airports in the United Kingdom.

Wizz Air UK CEO Owen Jones said in a statement that the Welsh expansion would bring the region into the airline’s bloodstream.

Discount airline Wizz Air currently operates a fleet of 134 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft, selected by 40 million passengers for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020.

Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange.