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Infrastructure: Wizz Air announces reopening of Timisoara Airport base on May 29
The low cost air company Wizz Air announced on Friday that routes to Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Great Britain will be suspended until May 28 and the reopening of Wizz Air base at Timisoara Airport is delayed until May 29.
“Wizz Air, the largest low cost air company in Central and Eastern Europe announced today that most flights from and to Romania will be suspended following travel restrictions introduced by Romanian authorities. Consequently, routes to Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Great Britain will be suspended until May 28. The reopening of Wizz Air base at Timisoara Airport will take place on May 29,”the company announced in a press release.
Passengers with reservations affected by the suspension of flights will be automatically informed by email, whether they made reservations on wizzair.com or on the cell phone application.
“Customers will automatically receive in the Wizz customer account 120% from the amount paid. That amount can be used in the next 24 months for the purchase of Wizz Air products and services. Passengers can choose the return of money and they will be informed about the steps to be made for bank transfers. In that case they will receive only 100% of the money paid initially,”company representatives said.
Passengers who made reservations by means of travel agencies – including online travel agencies- must get in touch with the agency where they bought the tickets.
“Wizz Air apologizes for inconveniences these travel restrictions can produce to customers and ensures them that the safety and well being of passengers and the crew are the main priorities of the company,” they added.
Wizz Air, the largest low cost air company in Central and Eastern Europe operates a fleet of 121 Airbus A320 and A321 airplanes and offers more than 710 routes from 25 bases, which ensure connection between 154 destinations in 45 countries. 40 million passengers have traveled with Wizz Air in the last 12 months.
The National Committee for Emergency Situations announced on Thursday that it extends the suspension of flights to Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, UK, the Netherlands, Spain, USA, Turkey and Iran and from these countries to Romania for all airports in Romania, for 14 days, as of May 15, 2020.