Wizz Air Chief Commercial Officer Gyorgy Abran on Thursday announced the opening of an airbase in Iasi, starting July 1, 2016, and the assignment of an Airbus A320 aircraft for external flights departing from the airport in Iasi.
Abran said Wizz Air will operate five new routes, as of July 2016, from Iasi to Bologna, Catania, Larnaca, Roma Ciampino and Tel Aviv. The flight to Bologna will be operated three times a week, and the rest of the flights will be operated twice a week.
Wizz Air also announced an increase in the number of flights from Iasi to London, from two to five per week, and to Milano Bergamo, from two to three per week.
Wizz Air currently operates three external flights on the airport in Iasi, to Treviso, London and Milan Bergamo, respectively.
Marius Bodea, Chairman of the Executive Board of Iasi Airport, said the airport is the most important economic growth driver of the city of Iasi, adding it is also necessary the construction of a highway to connect Moldavia to Transylvania.
Tarom, Austrian Airlines, Wizz Air and Blue Air currently operate the airport in Iasi.
Iasi airport representatives expect passenger traffic to exceed 350,000 in 2015 and to double in 2016.