The airline will operate the Airbus A321 in Cardiff and expand its network with nine new routes.
Wizz Air continues to expand in the UK, with the company’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.
According to the announcement, the airline will operate the 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, creating more than 40 direct and over 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 write.
They emphasized that the announcement represented a continuation of the company’s recent expansion strategy.
With the launch of 9 new routes from Cardiff Airport, Wizz Air now operates 132 routes from 11 airports in the UK.
Owen Jones, chief executive of Wizz Air UK, said in a statement that the Welsh expansion would bring the region into the aviation bloodstream.
Wizz Air, the discount airline, currently operates a fleet of 134 Airbus A320 and A321, selected by 40 million passengers for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020.
Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange.