Birmingham: Wizz Air Flights, New Routes & Schedule Updates

[nwoody2001]

I could be wrong but is this the largest schedule ever offered by Wizz, during a winter season at least, if not Summer?

This is certainly the first time Wizz has offered 7 destinations from BHX. The Winter Peak capacity is below ...(thought I've guessed the aircraft type..)

BUD (321) = 3x weekly = 1,380 seats
CLJ (320) = 2x weekly = 720 seats
KRK (321) = 3x weekly = 1,380 seats *NEW ROUTE*
OTP (321) = 3x weekly = 1,380 seats
POZ (320) = 2x weekly = 720 seats *NEW ROUTE*
WAW (321) = 3x weekly = 1,380 seats
WRO (320) = 2x weekly = 720 seats

TOTAL = 7x Destinations, 18x weekly departures, 36x ATMs, 7,680 seats weekly (Up 27% on W2018/19)

 

[Ray Finkle]

Well re-instated route not new !

How could I forget

The route was originally cut as a result of the closure of the base at Poznan so it's good to see that Birmingham performed well enough for them to go to the trouble of bringing it back using an aircraft from elsewhere.

When the gap in the schedule appeared I honestly thought that it would be Vilnius after Ryanair dropped it. Hopefully one for the future as there must be so much potential for more from Wizz?

 

[Ray Finkle]

Wizz Air press release, I wonder if BHX will do one 🤔

WIZZ – Dream more. Live more. Be more.

Fly with Europe's greenest ultra-low cost airline. Friendly service, low fares and lots of destinations.

wizzair.com

Wizz Air, the fastest growing airline in Europe and the leading low cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced a new service from Poznan to Kutaisi in Georgia as well as a relaunch of Poznan - Birmingham, UK and Gdansk - Molde, Norway routes. All routes will be operated with two flights per week. Gdansk service to Molde will start from 27 October while Poznan flights to Birmingham and Kutaisi will commence on 16 and 18 September respectively. Tickets can already be booked on wizzair.com.

 

[Brum X]

Great news, good stuff Wizz Air 👍

 

[Ray Finkle]

Wizz Air Announces New Routes From Birmingham Airport

Commencing in September, Wizz Air has announced two new routes from Birmingham Airport to Poland. The first route launching on 16th September is to Poznań, Poland’s fifth-largest city, with the second route launching on 17th September to Krakow - the seventh Wizz Air route to operate from Birmingham Airport.

Travellers to Poznań can expect an abundance of things to see and do including a choice of historical attractions and museums, renaissance-style architecture, as well as dining and nightlife options to suit a range of tastes. Those wishing to explore Krakow, a city known for its old-world ambiance and charm, can experience a range of exciting galleries, cafes, pubs and restaurants.



Tom Screen, Aviation Director at Birmingham Airport said: “It’s great news that Wizz Air will be operating to Poznań and Krakow - the launch of both routes will mean the airline will operate seven routes in total from Birmingham Airport. Providing our passengers with a range of destinations to connect with family and friends or find their next city break, is important to us and with these additional routes we are able to do just that.

“Wizz Air currently operates to Cluj-Napoca, Budapest, Bucharest, Warsaw, and Wroclaw – adding routes to both Poznań and Krakow in September. The new routes are a fantastic addition and we’re really looking forward to growing our offering with Wizz Air over the next few years here at Birmingham Airport.”

Tamara Vallois, Head of Marketing and Communications at Wizz Air said: “We are delighted to announce we will now operate a total of seven routes from Birmingham Airport. We launched our very first Wizz flight to Birmingham in 2015 and today, we offer seven low-fare routes to Poland, Romania and Hungary. With fares from only £17.99 hope to see many happy customers on board our brand-new Airbus aircraft on routes to Poznan and Krakow as well as on all the other routes in the Wizz network.”

Wizz Air, a Hungarian airline, has been a partner of Birmingham Airport since June 2015 with its inaugural route to Warsaw, quickly followed by Budapest. One-way fares to Poznań and Krakow start from £17.99.

For more information on Wizz Air flights from Birmingham Airport please visit:https://wizzair.com/en-gb#/

 

[thunderchild]

You beat me to it!

 

[Brum X]

How long did it take

 

[58terminus]

The Luton connection starting to have an impact?

 

[Ray Finkle]

The Luton connection starting to have an impact?

Could be.

There are some interesting murmurs coming out of BHX at the moment and hopefully, if there is any change of direction, it will be a positive one. Nothing is going to happen overnight though and these things take time, lets just hope that they can start converting 'talks' into results.

we’re really looking forward to growing our offering with Wizz Air over the next few years here at Birmingham Airport

So are we but we've heard this many times before. Actions speak much, much louder than words 👍

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Great news! Is this the service(s) to the east that Ian has hinted at, or is that another possible announcement?

Kevin

 

[nwoody2001]

No

 

[58terminus]

No

No its not the services to the east or no to another possible announcement? Over to you Ian.

 

[58terminus]

Strange there is no mention of frequency.Cannot remember that before on a route announcement.😕

 

[User1007]

Strange there is no mention of frequency.Cannot remember that before on a route announcement.😕

Looks to be 3 weekly Krakow, 2 weekly Poznan.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Krakow is 3x weekly A321.

Poznan is 2x weekly A320 using a Wroclaw based aircraft. Incidentally, Wroclaw changes to Mon and Fri for 6 weeks in Sept to match up with the Poznan schedule.

 

[Brum X]

Looks to be 3 weekly Krakow, 2 weekly Poznan.

User1007, that name is familiar but I can't quite put my finger on it. 🤔🤔

 

[User1007]

User1007, that name is familiar but I can't quite put my finger on it. 🤔🤔

Coincidence if it is.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Lo and behold the BHX press release about the new Wizz routes has been picked up by several media outlets giving even more exposure.

Cutting edge stuff I know but I wonder if we may see more of this revolutionary new way of thinking in the future 🙄

 

[Ianbutty]

Excellent. Luton connection is paying off. Next

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there all, I know that we getting news of new routes from low cost wizz which is great, but what about some big major new airline announcement to the US like NY, that's what we are waiting for as well as news that easyJet have agreed to expansion of new routes, this is the type of news that we're waiting for... Andyc