Birmingham: Wizz Air Flights, New Routes & Schedule Updates

[TheLocalYokel]

According to this article the Bulgaria flights weren't as successful as they thought they'd be so they chopped them.
http://m.novinite.com/articles/183512/WizzAir+Stops+Most+of+its+Flights+from+Bulgaria+to+the+UK

Don't know what they were expecting. The BHX flights were always rammed. With that sort of market Wizz ought to have been able to adjust their pricing if they felt it necessary.

They obviously got the market right before they began the route but apparently (if we really are to believe this reason and I'm not convinced) not the fare levels.

I can give a number of Ryanair examples, not particularly BHX-related, where routes have been axed with a history of exceptionally high load factors all the time. We all know that yield is what matters and that fare prices are probably the most important component, so why don't airlines when they assess a market correctly prior to commencing a route also establish the sort of fares needed to make it a success?

 

[IanFarquharson]

Ryanair have this morning announced a new base in Bourgas Bulgaria but no BHX flights

 

[Jerry]

Ryanair have this morning announced a new base in Bourgas Bulgaria but no BHX flights

I don't think any of the flights are to the UK. UK-Bourgas market is well covered.

 

[Jerry]

Could Ryanair expanding in Bulgaria be the reason Wizz is cutting it's UK routes?

 

[Jon Dempsey]

http://www.cityam.com/274107/another-airline-has-applied-new-licence-get-brexit-ready

 

[BHXsupporter]

Good for them - and us!

 

[JF57]

Wizz Air are adding 4 aircraft and flights from Luton next year see https://wizzair.com/en-gb/informati...r-announces-major-expansion-at-london-luton#/

Includes daily to Larnaca filling a gap left by Monarch. Any chance they might do anything similar at BHX?

 

[IanFarquharson]

Wizz Air are adding 4 aircraft and flights from Luton next year see https://wizzair.com/en-gb/informati...r-announces-major-expansion-at-london-luton#/

Includes daily to Larnaca filling a gap left by Monarch. Any chance they might do anything similar at BHX?

Very much doubt it as the new aircraft will be Luton based so LTN-LCA-LTN

 

[JF57]

Very much doubt it as the new aircraft will be Luton based so LTN-LCA-LTN

Just hoped they might think about basing an aircraft or two at BHX. Pretty keen on expanding at LTN going from 1 to 4 based aircraft.

The routes from LTN are a bit strange - all Eastern Europe apart from LCA.

 

[Ray Finkle]

All about London at the moment it seems as they recently said that Luton will see 7 aircraft added over the next couple of years, so these are just the start.

It'd be nice to see a based aircraft but I'd be happy with a couple of new routes (Riga for starters) and some frequency increases (Budapest for starters).

 

[JF57]

Wizz Air announced on 30 Nov they had obtained Monarch slots / stands at Luton and are now going up to 7 aircraft in 2018 having previously announced an increase to 5 aircraft.
Could do with some increases from them at Birmingham.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Nice to see G-WUKA (Wizz UK) at BHX today.
Just a training flight from Luton but good to know BHX was on their radar.
Now a couple of based would be nice !
Ian

 

[Ray Finkle]

Budapest is loaded for winter, still just 2x weekly (Tue and Sat) with the Thur flight over the Christmas period.

I hope that Jet2 are looking at this route for next summer.

 

[Matt995]

Wizz Air's Summer schedule is now only showing A321's on the early morning Warsaw flights (2 to 3 times a week), all other flights are scheduled to be A320's

 

[Ray Finkle]

Wizz Air's Summer schedule is now only showing A321's on the early morning Warsaw flights (2 to 3 times a week), all other flights are scheduled to be A320's

Is that the same as last summer, with Bucharest and Budapest reverting back to A321 for winter?

 

[Matt995]

Bucharest was an A320 last summer, Budapest was upgraded to the A321 from July last year, and the old Sofia flights were on the A321 as well.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Bucharest and Warsaw are now showing for winter, both at 3x weekly.

Warsaw is an 07:40 arrival and 08:15 departure on Tue, Thur and Sun.

Bucharest is a 21:20 arrival and 21:55 departure (03:15 arrival in OTP ) on Tue, Thur and Sat.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Poznan and Wroclaw are both now bookable for winter.

Poznan Tue and Sat, Wroclaw Wed and Sun.

 

[Brum X]

Wizz Air have been around for a few years now, its time for a new route or two Wizz. Thanks 🙂

 

[IanFarquharson]

Wizz has a crew recruiments day on 4 April at BHX Holiday Inn, make of this what you wish but I have a gut feeling we will see Wizz UK taking over the BHX routes they have similar day in Sheffield for DSA

https://wizzair.com/en-gb/information-and-services/career/cabin-crew-flight-attendant/