26/08/2014
New Belfast To Poland Route Unveiled
Wizz Air, the budget airline, has confirmed it is to begin a new route from Belfast to Poland next year.
The route will be from Belfast International Airport to Katowice in Poland and will operate twice a week, from 31 March 2015.
In a statement, József Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air, said: "Just in three weeks we have announced 3 new based aircraft, 13 new routes and 1.4 million additional seats in 2015.
"We are highly committed to continuing to bring more of our low fares and optional services to best meet the needs of the Polish traveling public.
"Wizz's ever expanding network and increasing frequencies on existing routes will certainly attract more passengers traveling on leisure or business."
Earlier this month, Wizz Air announced it was to start a new route from Belfast to Vilnius, Lithuania, which would commence from April 2015.
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The route will be from Belfast International Airport to Katowice in Poland and will operate twice a week, from 31 March 2015.
In a statement, József Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air, said: "Just in three weeks we have announced 3 new based aircraft, 13 new routes and 1.4 million additional seats in 2015.
"We are highly committed to continuing to bring more of our low fares and optional services to best meet the needs of the Polish traveling public.
"Wizz's ever expanding network and increasing frequencies on existing routes will certainly attract more passengers traveling on leisure or business."
Earlier this month, Wizz Air announced it was to start a new route from Belfast to Vilnius, Lithuania, which would commence from April 2015.
(JP/MH)
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