Wizz Air Holdings PLC (LON:WIZZ), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, has underlined its commitment to the UK by opening a new base at London’s Luton Airport.
London Luton has operated Wizz Air flights for over 12 years but it now will become the airline's first UK airport with base operations.
It will be Wizz’s 28th base and will open on June 18 with one new Airbus A320 aircraft.
The airlines three new services will connect London Luton with Tel Aviv in Israel, Prishtina, the capital of Kosovo and Kutaisi in Georgia, which is the only direct connection between Georgia and the UK.
In 2016, as the second largest operator at London Luton, Wizz carried more than 5 mln passengers.
Wizz Air said that in 2017 it will have almost 6.3 mln seats on sale on its London Luton routes, representing 13% growth year on year.
József Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air, said: "Today's announcement once again underlines Wizz Air's commitment to the UK.”
In early trading, Wizz shares on the FTSE250 index rose 1.6%, or 27p higher to 1,672p.
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