Infrastructure : WIZZ AIR ANNOUNCES A NEW SUNNY ROUTE FROM TIMISOARA TO TEL AVIV
* TIMISOARA BECOMES THE FIFTH ROMANIAN AIRPORT WITH DIRECT FLIGHTS TO TEL AVIV
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Romania’s leading airline, announced last Tuesday a new route from Timisoara to sunny Tel Aviv, located on the coast of Israel, commencing on 30 October with two weekly frequencies, on Mondays and Fridays, a press release sent to ACTMedia informs. WIZZ passengers eager to discover this popular holiday destination can already book their tickets on wizzair.com from just RON 179*.
Tel Aviv, a modern, vibrant and cosmopolitan city is a great all-year-round holiday destination, with a sun-bronzed strip of coastline where coffee and culinary innovations are the local trademarks. With a fascinating heritage, the city scenery will surprise visitors with contemporary art galleries, chic lounges, artisan boutiques and blissfully balmy beaches.
Proving its dedication and commitment to the Romanian passengers for the past ten years, WIZZ is always looking to bring even more low-fare opportunities that can best meet its customers’ needs, and the popular sunny destination of Tel Aviv becomes available from five Romanian airports, including Cluj-Napoca and Iasi. Starting from 17 June the low-fare connection from Bucharest to Tel Aviv will have 6 weekly frequencies a week, and from 18 September the service is becoming daily, while on 19 June the service from Craiova to Tel Aviv will be launched.
Starting today, Timisoara travelers and their visitors can enjoy any of the 16 destinations to 8 countries available on WIZZ low-fare network, including the popular destinations Brussels Charleroi, Madrid, Eindhoven and Munich Memmingen. Looking to provide the lowest fare possible, WIZZ is offering tickets from as low as RON 19*, underlining its commitment to democratize air travel in Romania and further stimulate tourism and business relations between countries.
Wizz Air as the hometown airline of Timisoara has earned the trust and loyalty of over 3.5 million passengers since the beginning of its operations at Traian Vuia International Airport in 2008. This year, WIZZ celebrated eight years of its base in Timisoara, which has two modern Airbus A320, an investment of $196 million**, and a local staff of 69 aviation professionals working for the airline.
Last year, over 665 thousands passengers to and from Timisoara have enjoyed WIZZ’s low fares, easy booking system and excellent on-board service, supporting almost 500 local on-site jobs*** in aviation and tourism industry.
Sorina Ratz, Communications Manager at Wizz Air, said: ” We are thrilled to be adding today a new exciting holiday destination to Wizz Air’s low-fare network from Timisoara, Tel Aviv. Starting 30 October, our passengers can discover Tel Aviv’s fascinating heritage and sunny beaches with fares starting as low as RON 179*. Always looking to best meet our customers’ needs, WIZZ is now offering a direct connection to Tel Aviv from five Romanian airports, including the upcoming service from Craiova commencing on 19 June. As Romania’s leading airline, we continue expanding our ever-growing network, bringing the lowest fare possible for our passengers and offering an excellent customer experience. Our dedicated crew is looking forward to welcoming even more happy passengers on board of our young fleet!”
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Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 81 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 500 routes from 28 bases, connecting 141 destinations across 42 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 3,300 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 23 million passengers in 2016. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices. Wizz Air is registered under the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition. The company was recently named 2016 Value Airline of the Year by the editors of Air Transport World, one of the leading airline trade magazines, as well as 2016 Low Cost Airline of the Year by the Center for Aviation (CAPA), a leading provider of independent aviation market intelligence.