Wizz Air

[IanFarquharson]

What was being discussed earlier was Wizzair UK rather than Wizzair Hungary. They opened CWL but closed it quickly. There were many rumours, including a MAN base but they decided to focus on LGW. Frankly, no loss to BHX.

I agree as they would'nt want to pay anything either !

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Wizz air are starting to load it’s summer 2026 schedule

Copy and paste from this summer

Rome is year round 3 weekly

CRA:3 weekly
OTP:4 weekly
FCO:3 weekly
BUD:2 weekly

12 weekly

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

new route
Birmingham to Sibiu
2 weekly
Starts 28th October

Up to 18 weekly flights this winter with Wizz

SBZ 2 weekly
OTP Daily
BUD 3 weekly
CRA 3 weekly
FCO 3 weekly

 

[Severn]

Wizz Air - Winter 25/26
Wizz Air UK have two bases in the UK, LTN and LGW.
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi do not operate to the UK at this time
Wizz Air Hungary and Wizz Air Malta do operate to the UK and in summer 2025 operate from their bases in Europe to the following five UK airports: ABZ, BHX, GLA, LBA and LPL.
In winter 2025, GLA will lose its only route to BUD meaning only 4 UK airports outside of London will see Wizz Air operations.

The below table lists all Wizz Air bases (not including LTN & LGW) down the left, and which UK airports they operate to in winter 2025.
ABZ will have 3x weekly departures,
LBA will see 11/12.
LPL will have 14.
BHX has 18.

You can see the routes that have been cut are highlighted in red, and the only new route highlighted in green. Any new routes to BHX would likely be to bases that have already got routes to the UK (highlighted in yellow), and will be almost certainly to an airport on this list.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Nice route, I hope it does well

Not committing to what or when but there may be more to come from Wizz.

 

[rollo]

Wizz have just announced their financial year end results for 24/25 in it they say they had a peak of 43 aircraft out of service now down to to 37 and by September will only be down to 34 so some wiggle room for increases but not much.

They also state the average out of service time is 300 days to bring the P&W engines up to standard.

Nevertheless it's been a really good week for BHX and its LCC's Ryanair, EasyJet and now Wizz.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

So where next for wizz?

Vienna?
Prague?
Chisnau?
Katowice?

 

[GeorgeNTravels]

Prague isn't a WIZZ Air base so doubt that will be coming any time soon

So where next for wizz?

Vienna?
Prague?
Chisnau?
Katowice?

 

[Severn]

So where next for wizz?

Vienna?
Prague?
Chisnau?
Katowice?

My post above lists all the Wizz bases, and PRG isn’t on there meaning it’s very unlikely they’ll start a route there. You can also see that Wizz dropped its KTW to LPL route so I’m not sure a KYW to BHX will be on the cards.
Wizz do operate from CLJ, IAS, WAW & GDN to other UK airports but not to BHX, so maybe these’ll be more likely?

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Wizz Air Plans 20% Capacity Growth As Network Shifts To Mature Markets | Aviation Week Network

Wizz Air is seeking to densify its network, shift toward lower-cost secondary airports and build on the maturity of established markets.

aviationweek.com

I’m expecting more routes this winter

 

[Ray Finkle]

Rome up and running.

Wizz Air UK has marked the launch of Rome (FCO) as their latest destination from Birmingham after their inaugural flight departed from Birmingham Airport (BHX) yesterday (Monday 16th June 2025).

Published 17 June 2025

The low-cost carrier will be operating flights to the Italian capital with a frequency of three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Tickets are now available for sale on wizzair.com and via Wizz Air’s official mobile app.

Rome is the third most visited city in Europe and is renowned for its rich history, vibrant culture, and exquisite cuisine. Top attractions include the world-famous Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel within Vatican City. With convenient flight times and direct service, the new route makes it easier than ever to immerse oneself in the beauty of the Eternal City.

Olivia Harangozó, Corporate Communications Manager at Wizz Air, stated: "We are excited to add this new route to our portfolio in Birmingham, giving more opportunity for Brits to visit the eternal city in its Jubilee Year for low fares. Rome is one of the world’s most iconic destinations, and we are delighted to continue offering new affordable travel options to one of the most sought-after city-break destinations for British tourists.”

Tom Screen, Aviation Director of Birmingham Airport said: “We’re delighted to see Wizz Air’s inaugural flight to Rome take off from Birmingham Airport. This new route complements the airlines existing routes to: Budapest, Bucharest and Craiova direct from Birmingham.
“Rome is a major European centre for finance, business, and culture, so it is great to have more capacity and choice on this route for our customers
All flights will be operated using the last-generation Airbus A321neo, the most efficient and sustainable aircraft in its category.

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk...air-flight-to-rome-takes-off-from-birmingham/

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

New route:Sucueva

3 weekly starts 15th December

https://twitter.com/x/status/1935245300664303892

 

[nwoody2001]

Latest Wizz Schedule, quite the turn around in the relationship between BHX and Wizz... wonder what will happen next?

BHX WZZ W25/25

BHX-BUD: 3x Weekly
BHX-CRA: 3x Weekly
BHX-FCO: 3x Weekly NEW!
BHX-OTP: 7x Weekly
BHX-SBZ: 2x Weekly NEW!
BHX-SCV: 3x Weekly NEW!
TOTAL: 21x Weekly

BHX WZZ S26

BHX-BUD: 2x Weekly
BHX-CRA: 3x Weekly
BHX-FCO: 3x Weekly NEW!
BHX-OTP: 4x Weekly
BHX-SBZ: 2x Weekly NEW!
BHX-SCV: 3x Weekly NEW!
TOTAL: 17x Weekly

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Great to see wizz expand their presence at bhx.Apparently more to come so yeah more than welcome

 

[IanFarquharson]

Great to see wizz expand their presence at bhx.Apparently more to come so yeah more than welcome

SCV probably was the more to come that TS was referring to ?

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

SCV probably was the more to come that TS was referring to ?

Probably right but when he says more to come he probably means double

 

[IanFarquharson]

Probably right but when he says more to come he probably means double

I hope so too !
But two new routes in a week is very good so any thing else would be a bonus

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I hope so too !
But two new routes in a week is very good so any thing else would be a bonus

Would like to see wizz bring back Katowice and Gdansk and maybe Wroclaw.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I'm after Gdansk as I want to visit in the next year or two.

For me getting Warsaw back must be the priority, after that I'd take anything

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I'm after Gdansk as I want to visit in the next year or two.

For me getting Warsaw back must be the priority, after that I'd take anything

I conquer with you on Warsaw.