Wizz Air to introduce London-Skopje flight

[The LION will ROAR]

Went with Etihad from Sydney, Abu dhabi, Frankfurt then Skopje 2010...wasn't the best route but my Travel agent fked me up..and I missed out better routes, either way cost me $5,200 two Adults and a toddler..
Overall took us in total around 30 fken hours...then when we got to Skopje - Macedonia then had another fken 3hr drive down to Bitola...not easy.. especially with a little one..
I think many Macedonians in Australia do not travel as often as they would like due to the distance and cost of getting there..
Now as Blagojce mention if there is a saving from $700-$1000 per person…well for many Families would be extra money to spend in Macedonia…for me a $2000 saving can mean staying an extra month there..
I reckon If the Macedonians in Australia had lived as close as the Macedonians in Europe, Macedonia would be very different now..ie, allot more tourist, a strong economy and more real-estate and development..

[Onur]

Guys, two of my relatives gone to Australia last month and they bought tickets for 700 US dollar each for Istanbul - Singapore - Sidney. I think it was singapore airlines or something.

but you guys talking about paying 1500$ for Australia - Macedonia??? Why you pay that much in there?

[Blagojce]

I think Qatar Airways will be opening Doha-Sofia flights soon. That could mean one stop flights to almost Macedonia. Would be a bit of a pain driving to Bitola, but Skopje or the towns on the eastern side of Macedonia wouldn't be too bad.

Qatar currently do Budapest via Bucharest. It would interesting flying into Romania and seeing the Macedonian community there. The prices for Australia-Doha-Budapest with Qatar and then Malev into SKP are quite competitive.

Jat will be continuing their seasonal flights into Ohrid from Belgrade. Those flights are quite helpful for us who are stationed in Bitola.

If low cost carriers started utilising Ohrid Airport, that would almost be heaven for the Bitolcani here. Not to mention the ribari too.

[fyrOM]

but you guys talking about paying 1500$ for Australia - Macedonia??? Why you pay that much in there?

We get ripped of for everything here Onur.

[fyrOM]

Hm never heard of it, maybe it is. Spending a penny is the most common one i think

Your right about spending a penny…wizz might be american or Australian…we have all slang here very wealthy with slang…anything describe as a whiz is in proper English something that is extremely quick and going for a number 1 is a quick one hence the connection and the slang use.

[Blagojce]

Guys, two of my relatives gone to Australia last month and they bought tickets for 700 US dollar each for Istanbul - Singapore - Sidney. I think it was singapore airlines or something.

but you guys talking about paying 1500$ for Australia - Macedonia??? Why you pay that much in there?

i just checked on byojet.com

istanbul to sydney in september return, cheapest was 1170.
same dates, only sydney to istanbul return, cheapest 1772.
no idea why its like that. full fare airlines and their pricing system, just wait until the low cost carriers get their hands on them.

[Onur]

i just checked on byojet.com

istanbul to sydney in september return, cheapest was 1170.
same dates, only sydney to istanbul return, cheapest 1772.
no idea why its like that. full fare airlines and their pricing system, just wait until the low cost carriers get their hands on them.

I just checked Turkish web sites for it;

I selected 15th March to Melbourne. Cheapest is Istanbul - Doha - Melbourne with Qatar airlines for 482 Euros all inclusive price. Thats about 650$. 19h total travel time.

You can check from here. It has english language too;

http://www.ekobilet.com

Edit: I checked round trip and found a package with Turkish airlines to Singapore and to Sydney with Quantas. Round trip, two ticket for march 12-20. 782 Euros total with discount. Thats 1050$ only. It looks like they rip you off in there!

[George S.]

company overview
short but rich history

The plan to launch Wizz Air was only conceived in June 2003 when six people with a wide range of airline expertise, as well as successful track records from across different industries, teamed up with József Váradi, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. In just three months, Wizz Air was a registered company ready to fly.
The first flight took off on 19th May 2004 from Katowice. Today Wizz Air has 12 operating bases in the region: Gdansk, Poznan, Katowice, Warsaw and Wroclaw, in Poland, Budapest in Hungary, Sofia in Bulgaria, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Timisoara in Romania, Kyiv in Ukraine and Prague in Czech Republic, offering flights on over 150 routes.
service offering

Wizz Air is a value-oriented airline that focuses on innovation all along the way of the customer journey. Our aim is to make flying affordable to the citizens of CEE, as well as to provide a new travel experience to all travellers in the EU. The latest technology is deployed to ensure that the “Wizz Air experience” is outstanding in terms of service and value for money. Wizz Air offers a ‘simple service model’, which means: ticketless travel, use of cost- and time-efficient secondary airports, single class all-leather seat configuration, no seat assignment and catering on demand for extra payment.
Wizz Air is committed to operate new, best-in-their-class technology aircrafts, maintained by some of the most reputable companies such as Lufthansa Technik. This enables the company to achieve a consistently high standard of service for travellers. Wizz Air flies a young fleet of Airbus A320 aircrafts with 180 leather seats on board.
airports and network

Wizz Air is continuously looking at opportunities to expand its network of destinations and provide low-cost air transport to and from Central and Eastern Europe. Wizz Air currently offers flights on over 150 routes in Europe. The network is constantly being expanded and new destinations are being introduced. Wizz Air is committed to achieving the lowest cost base in the region and airport choice has a crucial impact. This is why Wizz Air - where possible - operates to secondary airports, which provide low costs that reflect in the price and provide friendly and fast customer service Wizz Air is in constant negotiations to establish a network of operations at more airports to provide low-cost air transport for Central and Eastern Europe.
Wizz Air group includes 3 operating airlines; Wizz Air Hungary (WAH, flight number starting with W6), Wizz Air Bulgaria (WAB, flight number starting with 8Z) and Wizz Air Ukraine (WAU, flight number starting with WU).
Please note that flights Kiev-Luton-Kiev are operated by Wizz Air Hungary.
To check the operating airline for your flight, click here.
people

At Wizz Air, we believe that people make all the difference. The Wizz Air team, on board and on the ground, share the same passion: the passion for our business. The Wizz Air team believes in high ethical standards driven by an excellent team-player approach. Today, our airline employs dedicated staff from different countries all over Europe. Thanks to the highly committed, professional and multi-cultural management team, leadership and motivation is the driving force and a key success factor in the Wizz way of conducting business. Wizz Air currently employs more than 1000 people.
Company Address

Wizz Air Hungary Airlines Ltd.
Lőrinci út 59, Building C2
2220 Vecsés, Hungary
Court of Pest County as Court of Registration, Reg.No.: 13-09-096209
EU VAT No: HU13122605
Supervision: National Transport Authority
Civil Aviation Administration www.nkh.hu/repules

[George S.]

Wizz Air fleet
Wizz Air has a young, single type Airbus A320 fleet, with average age of less than 3 years. All 34 aircrafts are powered by International Aero Engine’s V-2500 engines and equipped with 180 comfortable leather seats. These new aircrafts represent the latest technology, which helps to keep our operational cost down. The fleet will be increased by the addition of new aircraft in the coming years to achieve a fleet of 132 aircraft by 2017.

Airbus A320-200

Short to medium range airliner

Dimensions
Wingspan: 34.09 m (111ft 10in)
Lenght: 37.57 m (123ft 3in)
Height: 11.76 m (38ft 7in)
Powerplants 2 X International Aero Engines IAE V2500-A5
Operational empty weight 43.200 kg
Maximum take-off weight 71.500 kg
Flight crew 2
Standard cabin crew 4
Seat capacity 180
Max. cruising speed 903 km/h (487 kt)
Economical cruising speed 840 km/h (454 kt)
Range approx. 3600 km
Fuel capacity 24.000 L

[George S.]

news
Wizz Air moves its base from Borispol to Zhuliani in Kiev
Wizz Air's passenger traffic grew 23% in 2010
Wizz Air opens four new routes from Romania
Wizz Air flies from Brno to Rome
Wizz Air opens two new routes from Serbia
Wizz Air opens new routes from Poland
Wizz Air to Open Vilnius Base with 8 New Routes
Wizz Air significantly increases capacity in Bucharest
Wizz Air to Open Belgrade Base with 5 New Routes
Wizz Air Launches Stockholm Skvasta - from Lodz
Wizz Air launches two new routes from Budapest Terminal I
Wizz Air Renews Agreement with Navitaire
Wizz Air celebrates its 6th anniversary
Wizz Air launches new summer routes from Prague and Cluj
Wizz Air launches three new routes from London Luton
Wizz Air continues to expand in Budapest - over 20% growth in 2010
Wizz Air simplifies baggage rules
Wizz Air launches Warsaw-Bristol
Wizz Air launches Gdansk-Tampere
Wizz Air raises 50,644 euro for the victims in Haiti
Wizz Air introduces WIZZ Flex
Wizz Air fully deploys web check-in in Romania
Wizz Air is outraged at the re-nationalization of Malév
Wizz Air launches flights between Lviv and Venice Treviso
Wizz Air launches two new routes to Spain from Poland
Wizz Air launches flights from Budapest to Pisa
Wizz Air launches flights from Serbia
Wizz Air donates to victims in Haiti
Wizz Air expands its operations in Romania
Wizz Air donates to victims in Haiti
Wizz Air introduces web check-in to further airports
Wizz Air launches two new routes from Poland
Wizz Air fully deploys web check-in in Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland
Wizz Air grew 33% in 2009
Wizz Air will grow 30% in Poland in 2010 - 3 new aircraft, 22 new routes, 1500 new jobs
Wizz Air offers re-routing alternatives to stranded British Airways passengers
Wizz Air launches new flights from/to Germany and put its summer routes on sale
Wizz Air opens the Riga market and launches new flights from Budapest and Prague
Wizz Air expands its operations in Romania
Wizz Air launches new flight from Budapest to Forli/Bologna
Wizz Air introduces web check-in
Wizz Air reschedules part of the flights operated from Bucharest due to the night curfew introduced on Baneasa Airport
Wizz Air enhances its bus transfer service between London Luton Airport and central London
Wizz Air opens new route from Gdansk to Paris Beauvais
Wizz Air rescues JAT Airways passengers
Wizz Air opens its 12th base in Wroclaw
Wizz Air adds third aircraft to its Sofia base
Wizz Air increases frequencies from Cluj-Napoca
Wizz Air increases Prague capacity by 50%
Wizz Air launches a new flight between Kyiv and Venice Treviso
Wizz Air adds third aircraft to Prague
Wizz Air rescues SkyEurope passengers
Wizz Air rescues SkyEurope passengers
Wizz Air offers re-routing alternatives to SkyEurope passengers
Wizz Air launches flights from Romania to Grenoble
Wizz Air opens new route from Gdansk to Bergen
Wizz Air opens new routes to Italy and offers re-routing alternatives to Myair passengers
Wizz Air opens new routes from Katowice to Memmingen/Munich West and Venice Treviso
Wizz Air opens new routes from Budapest and Sofia
Wizz Air adds third aircraft and opens new routes from Gdansk
Wizz Air opens new route from Bratislava to Rome
Wizz Air opens new route to Venice/Treviso from Prague
Wizz Air orders 50 Airbus A320s
Wizz Air launches a new flight between Kiev and Memmingen Munich West
Wizz Air celebrates fifth anniversary
Wizz Air opens new routes to Liverpool and Oslo Torp from Prague
Wizz Air is Poland’s Best Low Cost Airline
Wizz Air opens its 10th base in Timisoara and announces second based aircraft in Prague
Wizz Air moves to Forli Airport
Wizz Air is celebrating two years since the launch of the operations in Bucharest
Wizz Air launches flights from Prague
Wizz Air is outraged by Warsaw Airport plans
Wizz Air will operate to Barcelona El Prat Airport
Wizz Air Ukraine to fly to Norway
Wizz Air Ukraine to fly to Poland
Wizz Air adds a new A320 aircraft to its Budapest base and opens new routes
Wizz Air Ukraine launches international flights to Germany and the UK
Wizz Air launches London Luton – Kiev flights
Wizz Air adds three new A320 aircraft and doubles capacity in Romania - 15 new routes in the next six months -
Wizz Air is further expanding in Poland
Wizz Air launches new flights from Cluj to Paris Beauvais
Wizz Air opens new routes and offers re-routing alternatives to stranded Centralwings passengers
Wizz Air celebrates its fourth anniversary in Gdansk
Wizz Air opens its 10th base in Timisoara, Romania
Wizz Air opens new routes
Wizz Air selects the V2500 to power 50 A320s in $1.6bn order
Wizz Air Ukraine takes off
Wizz Air’s first flight from Warsaw landed Cork Airport today
Wizz Air introduces Budapest-Dortmund flight and increases capacity
Wizz Air launches new flights from Warsaw to Rome Ciampino
Wizz Air introduces new transfer service from Cluj Napoca and Bucharest Baneasa airports to the city centre
Wizz Air Ukraine launches international flights from Kiev
Wizz Air launches new flights from Warsaw to Cork
Wizz Air celebrates its fourth anniversary
Wizz Air Ukraine opens Kiev base and launches domestic flights in July 2008
Wizz Air renew the Budapest – Tirgu Mures service
Wizz Air wins best airline awards
Wizz Air will operate its Poznan – Stockholm flights to Vasteras International Airport
Wizz Air offers re-routing alternatives to Centralwings passengers
Wizz Air will operate to and from Târgu-Mures airport between 22-26 March
Wizz Air expands its Sofia base - New flights to Brussels Charleroi
Wizz Air further expands in Romania First domestic flight and new routes to Brussels, Milan and Dortmund
Visit London launches first ever marketing campaign in Poland jointly with Wizz Air
Operations affected by NATO summit
Wizz Air carried 10 millionth passenger
Wizz Air continues to strengthen its leadership in Poland
Wizz Air introduces new transfer service from London Luton Airport to Victoria Station
Wizz Air further enhances its operations with 35% more flights next summer
Wizz Air closes Sale and Lease Back transaction for further six A320 aircraft with GECAS
Wizz Air launches new flights from Warsaw to Doncaster Sheffield
Wizz Air expands its Sofia base
Wizz Air to open its 8th base in Cluj, Romania
Wizz Air expands its Bucharest base - New flights to Brussels, Milan and Cluj
Wizz Air selects Cluj Airport to serve Transylvania in Romania
Wizz Air orders additional 50 A320 aircraft and 25 options
Wizz Air introduces allocated seating with extra legroom
Wizz Air bases third aircraft in Gdansk- New routes to Bournemouth, Coventry and Gothenburg
ELFAA Criticises Dutch Aviation Tax and calls on passengers to sign on-line petition
Wizz Air launches new flights to Dortmund from Tirgu Mures
Wizz Air launches London Gatwick – Katowice flight
Wizz Air launches new winter flights from Warsaw
Wizz Air introduces charge for all checked-in luggage
Wizz Air expands its Bucharest base
Wizz Air offers the most routes between Poland and Scandinavia. New flights from Gdansk to Oslo-Torp
Wizz Air introduces new flights and increases capacity
Wizz Air launches new routes from Wroclaw to London and Doncaster/Sheffield
Wizz Air launches new flights from Sofia to Dortmund
Free Public Transport Travel to/from Doncaster Sheffield for Wizz Air Passengers
Wizz Air announces 7th base in Poznan
Wizz Air is establishing an operational base in Romania
Wizz Air launches new flights to London from Tirgu Mures
Wizz Air launches new flights from Poznan to Dortmund
Wizz Air launched new flights from Glasgow-Prestwick to Katowice today
Wizz Air closes Sale and Lease Back transaction for further four A320 aircraft with GECAS
Wizz Air rolls out all inclusive fares with a large scale summer sale
14/1/2011
Wizz Air moves its base from Borispol to Zhuliani in Kiev

Wizz Air Ukraine - first Ukrainian low cost airline announced today, that it will move its Kiev Borispol (KBP) operations to Kiev Zhuliani (IEV) airport in Ukraine.
The move will be effective as of 27th of March. Affected routes from Kiev: Antalya (Turkey), Cologne, Dortmund, Hamburg-Lübeck, Memmingen (Germany), Katowice (Poland), London-Luton (UK), Oslo-Sandefjord Torp (Norway), Stockholm-Skavsta (Sweden), Simferopol, Treviso (Italy).
“The move will offer many advantages for passengers, as Zhuliani airport is located only 8 kilometers from the city center and is conveniently served by public transportation. The new airport will be less constrained and more efficient, allowing Wizz Air to continue offering truly affordable fares” - said John Stephenson, Executive Vice President Wizz Air.
6/1/2011
Wizz Air's passenger traffic grew 23% in 2010

Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced today that it carried 9.6 million passengers in 2010 representing a growth of 23% year on year. The average load factor throughout the year was 84%, same as in the previous year.
Wizz Air currently operates a fleet of 34 Airbus A320 aircraft out of 12 bases in Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and the Czech Republic. The airline has announced new bases in Belgrade, Serbia and Vilnius, Lithuania to commence operations in April 2011.
"These results again demonstrate the robustness of our ultra-low cost business model. We have continued to strengthen our market leadership in Central and Eastern Europe with significant growth even under challenging circumstances.
I look forward to expanding our low fares and route network in our existing markets as well as exploring new territories such as Serbia and Lithuania in 2011 to allow our ever increasing customer base to travel at low cost." - said Jozsef Varadi, Chief Executive Officer of Wizz Air.
13/12/2010
Wizz Air opens four new routes from Romania

Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced today that it would open four more routes from Romania starting March, 2011.
Wizz Air will launch four new routes: from Cluj Napoca to Larnaca (Cyprus), from Tirgu Mures to London-Luto

[George S.]

destinations
Aarhus
Alicante
Antalya
Barcelona
Bari
Belgrade
Bergen
Bourgas
Brno
Brussels Charleroi
Bucharest
Budapest
Catania
Cluj-Napoca
Cologne
Cork
Cuneo/Turin
Doncaster/Sheffield
Dortmund
Dubrovnik
Eindhoven
Forlì/Bologna
Frankfurt Hahn
Gdansk
Glasgow Prestwick
Gothenburg
Grenoble
Hamburg Lübeck
Istanbul
Katowice
Kyiv
Larnaca
Liverpool
Lodz
London Luton
Lviv
Madrid
Malaga
Malmo
Memmingen/Munich West
Milan Bergamo
Naples
Oslo Sandjeford Torp
Palma de Mallorca
Paris Beauvais
Pisa
Poznan
Prague
Riga
Rome Ciampino
Rome Fiumicino
Simferopol
Skopje
Sofia
Split
Stavanger
Stockholm Skavsta
Tampere
Timisoara
Tirgu Mures
Turku
Valencia
Varna
Venice Treviso
Vilnius
Warsaw
Weeze
Wroclaw
Zaragoza

[julie]

Julie if you are planning to fly to Ohrid from Sofia, and it doesnt work out for some reason, then you can always catch a bus to Ohrid. This website http://www.visit-ohrid.com/index.php...d=14&Itemid=35 , says that a daily Bus service operates from Sofia-Ohrid, then again check out http://www.airports.com.mk/ , to see when planes fly in from Sofia. Best wishes on your travels!

Mastika, you are a champion, Cheers, thank you so much for that info, tickets were bought for me few months ago, at that time with the UK stopover for 8 days ticket was $2400 return with British airways, from Adelaide to London
From reading what Onur has posted, Australians are the most ripped off when it comes to international air travel