Wizz Air puts fizz in Larnaca

EURO airline Wizz Air inaugurated on Wednesday its 28th base for two of its aircraft at Larnaca airport. A third aircraft is expected to start flights in August.

Three Wizz Air flights arrived a little before 10.00 am at Larnaca and were welcomed with a water salute. Passengers were also greeted at the airport terminal by Hermes Airports, the company managing and operating airports in the South. A total of 20 flights are scheduled on Wednesday, with ten arrivals and ten departures from and to Krakow, Budapest, Vienna, Sofia, Athens, Thessaloniki, Copenhagen and Katowice with Wizz Air aircraft, including the two stationed in Cyprus.

Maria Kouroupi, senior manager at Hermes Airports, said it was a very important day for Cyprus airports and welcomed the two aircraft. She added that 40 thousand passengers travelled from and to Cyprus airports in June,noting that a substantial increase in traffic is expected in July, reaching 40 per cent of the usual capacity.

During the first week of July there will be a total of 134 Wizz Air flights, 67 arrivals and 67 departures, while 42 of these flights will be done with the aircraft based in Larnaca.