Wizz Air

[Birmingham Aviation]

Updated

BHX WZZ W25/25 (Feb Peak)

BHX-BUD: 2x Weekly
BHX-CRA: 2x Weekly
BHX-FCO: 2x Weekly NEW!
BHX-OTP: 6x Weekly
BHX-SBZ: 2x Weekly NEW!
BHX-SCV: 3x Weekly NEW!
TOTAL: 17x Weekly

BHX WZZ S26 (Aug Peak)

BHX-BUD: 3x 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: 18x Weekly

Hey Neil.Do you feel Wizz could do better in expanding its presence from BHX instead of looking at Romania?

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Any wizz air routes due for S26?

 

[IanFarquharson]

Any wizz air routes due for S26?

Nothing rumoured, but who knows with Wizz !

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Nothing rumoured, but who knows with Wizz !

Just feel something is in the air brewing a new route

 

[Ray Finkle]

Two routes applied for but obviously not happened. Whether they will or not only time will tell.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

If you were a betting man and you predicted wizz routes.
My bet would be
Katowice
Iasi
Milan

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Wizz air increases Birmingham to Bucharest to 5 weekly for April and May at the moment.

Also a change in times aswell

new times:
Arrival from Bucharest 8.35am
Departure to Bucharest 9.30am

 

[nwoody2001]

BHX-FCO also increases from 3x weekly to 4x weekly from end of March to Early August with a Sunday flight being added.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

BHX-FCO also increases from 3x weekly to 4x weekly from end of March to Early August with a Sunday flight being added.

Cheers I didn’t even spot that.
Maybe it’s the less highlighted font that Wizz uses for the dates

 

[Ray Finkle]

Surprised someone isn't instantly on this

2x weekly Timisoara from May, bookable on the website

 

[nwoody2001]

New Wizz from from BHX to Timișoara 2x weekly from May..

Credit as ever to @SeanM1997 on X

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Great news however I still think there’s more before the summer hits

 

[nwoody2001]

BHX WZZ S26 (Aug Peak)

BHX-BUD: 3x Weekly
BHX-CRA: 3x Weekly
BHX-FCO: 4x Weekly
BHX-OTP: 4x Weekly
BHX-SBZ: 2x Weekly NEW!
BHX-SCV: 3x Weekly NEW!
BHX-TSR: 2x Weekly NEW!
TOTAL: 21x Weekly

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

BHX WZZ S26 (Aug Peak)

BHX-BUD: 3x Weekly
BHX-CRA: 3x Weekly
BHX-FCO: 4x Weekly
BHX-OTP: 4x Weekly
BHX-SBZ: 2x Weekly NEW!
BHX-SCV: 3x Weekly NEW!
BHX-TSR: 2x Weekly NEW!
TOTAL: 21x Weekly

Still room for 2 or 3 routes via looking at the slots

 

[whateverg]

I wonder what Wizz sees in Romania vs Poland. Maybe less competition? I see Wizz's LGW-WAW hasn't lasted long for example.

 

[nwoody2001]

I suppose the first question is, where would Wizz go?

Poland

• Krakow: EasyJet, Jet2, Ryanair
• Lodz: Ryanair
• Poznan: Ryanair
• Warwas: Ryanair
• Bydgoszcz: Ryanair
• Gdansk (Seasonal): Jet 2

Romania

• Bucharest: Ryanair, Wizzair
• Craiova: Wizzair
• Sibiu: Wizzair
• Suceava: Wizzair
• Timisoara: Wizzair

At present, bar Bucharest, Wizzair have complete monopoly on Romania and fly to 4 routes with zero competition. Ryanair has great coverage of Poland from BHX and i suspect Wizz just doesnt have the apatite to nudge in to compete when it has monopoly of Romania.

That said, Wizz or Ryanair, it would be good to have new routes/additional capacity to:

Poland

• Warsaw WAW
• Gdansk GDN
• Wroclaw WRO
• Rzeszów RZE

Romania

• Cluj CLJ
• Lasi IAS
• Bacau BCM

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/latest-news/wizz-air-announces-new-route-to-timisoara-from-birmingham-airport/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

I suppose the first question is, where would Wizz go?

Poland

• Krakow: EasyJet, Jet2, Ryanair
• Lodz: Ryanair
• Poznan: Ryanair
• Warwas: Ryanair
• Bydgoszcz: Ryanair
• Gdansk (Seasonal): Jet 2

Romania

• Bucharest: Ryanair, Wizzair
• Craiova: Wizzair
• Sibiu: Wizzair
• Suceava: Wizzair
• Timisoara: Wizzair

At present, bar Bucharest, Wizzair have complete monopoly on Romania and fly to 4 routes with zero competition. Ryanair has great coverage of Poland from BHX and i suspect Wizz just doesnt have the apatite to nudge in to compete when it has monopoly of Romania.

That said, Wizz or Ryanair, it would be good to have new routes/additional capacity to:

Poland

• Warsaw WAW
• Gdansk GDN
• Wroclaw WRO
• Rzeszów RZE

Romania

• Cluj CLJ
• Lasi IAS
• Bacau BCM

The market between Birmingham and Romania is phenomenal Neil.

Bacău,Cluj and Iasi has big potential.I believe there’s more morning slots available after a certain time of 8am.I agree with Warsaw on wizz

Rzeszow ,Gdansk Wroclaw has better chance with Ryanair

 

[Nethercote2019]

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/latest-news/wizz-air-announces-new-route-to-timisoara-from-birmingham-airport/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The market between Birmingham and Romania is phenomenal Neil.

Bacău,Cluj and Iasi has big potential.I believe there’s more morning slots available after a certain time of 8am.I agree with Warsaw on wizz

Rzeszow ,Gdansk Wroclaw has better chance with Ryanair

Gdansk would be a destination I would use

 

[Ray Finkle]

I wonder what Wizz sees in Romania vs Poland. Maybe less competition? I see Wizz's LGW-WAW hasn't lasted long for example.

WAW and WRO have been rumoured but both have seen new destinations added which haven't included Birmingham.

I'm hoping we're on the list and just waiting for our turn.

Gdansk would be a destination I would use

Me too.

 

[rollo]

Wizz have clarified today that their application for USA routes are solely to operate charters for the World Cup and have stated no intention to start scheduled services..