WIZZ AIR CELEBRATES EXPANSION IN AUSTRIA

To celebrate the occasion, being one of the youngest airlines in Vienna and flying one of the youngest fleets in the world, Wizz Air awarded the youngest passenger of the first Thessaloniki – Vienna flight with a value voucher that can be redeemed on wizzair.com.

WIZZ is the pioneer of a new travel era in Austria, with affordable fares and services, a diverse and exciting network and a simple online booking system. Wizz Air thus enables Austrian customers to travel to a variety of exciting destinations at truly affordable prices. Wizz Air started its operations from Vienna International Airport in April 2018 and since then has continuously invested in network, always looking to bring unique and affordable travel opportunities for its customers. Since the start of operations in 2018, WIZZ already carried almost 300,000 passengers on its low fare routes to and from Austria. Wizz Air currently offers 32 routes from Vienna to 22 countries, providing affordable access for all types of travellers across Europe.

Wizz Air’s continuous investment in Austria and the expansion of its local base in 2019 will create new jobs with the company and expand the local team to more than 200 direct employees. The airline continues to invest in its local base by allocating the second modern Airbus A321 today, a further investment of $ 118.3 million**, and employing additional 42 local crew members. WIZZ’s operations in the country will further contribute to the local economy development by increasing employment in Austria’s aviation and tourism sectors and supporting more than 400 jobs** in 2018.

WIZZ AIR’S

Tamara Vallois, Head of Communications at Wizz Air, said: "We have opened our base in Vienna slightly less than 5 months ago and today we are delighted to celebrate yet another great milestone of

allocating a second new and modern Airbus A321 aircraft at Vienna International Airport. We are also expanding the choice of exciting affordable routes from Vienna, as our customers can now visit the picturesque views of Lake Ohrid, ski in the mountains close to Nis, experience Greek cuisine and hospitality in sunny Thessaloniki, visit the Legoland close to Billund or explore the underwater beauty of the Red Sea in Eilat. We are sure that our Austrian customers will enjoy visiting these popular destinations on our low fares. Emphasising our commitment to Vienna and Austria, we will soon deliver the third aircraft to our Vienna base in the end of November, while additional two new aircraft will arrive in February 2019, growing our total fleet in Vienna to 5 aircraft. We thank Vienna International Airport for our fruitful cooperation and our friendly Austrian crew is looking forward to welcoming many passengers on board a WIZZ flight!"

About Wizz Air

Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 105 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 600 routes from 25 bases, connecting 142 destinations across 44 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 4,500 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 30 million passengers in the last 12 months. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices. Wizz Air is registered under the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition. The company was recently named 2017 - European Airline of the Year by Aviation 100, a renown annual publication that recognizes the year’s most outstanding performers in the aerospace industry.

* One way including all taxes and non-optional charges

** ACI suggests creation of 750 on-site jobs for every 1 million carried passengers per year

For more information:
Tamara Vallois; Wizz Air Group; communications@wizzair.com