Hungary’s low-cost airline Wizz Air is expanding its flight network from Kyiv, boosting the total number of destinations from 21 to 23.
According to the booking system of the airline, the new flights are scheduled for Vienna, Berlin and Frankfurt on the Main, although WizzAir would not fly to Frankfurt-Hahn.
Wizz Air Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Stephen Jones said at a press conference in Kyiv on Apri 27 that last year the airline carried around 30 million passengers, and in 2018 it plans to carry 35 million passengers using 100 planes.
“Our fleet consists of 96 Airbus aircraft, the 100th will come in June this year. We have about 4,000 employees. We have 28 bases in 16 countries, and the next base will be opened in Vienna,” he said.
With regard to Ukrainian flights, Stevens said that in Frankfurt the company will fly to the main airport, going from the Frankfurt-Hahn airport.
According to the booking system, it is planned that flights to Frankfurt and Berlin (Schoenefeld) will be launched from July 1, and first two weeks will be made four times a week, and then on a daily basis.
The flights to Vienna will start from the winter navigation schedule at the end of October and will be serviced daily.nnHe recalled that the airline will expand the fleet in the base in Kyiv from two to three aircraft, which will add $100 of investment and create about 100 jobs for crew and support staff.
