Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
IATA ICAO Callsign
5W WAZ WIZZ SKY[1]
Founded12 December 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12-12)
Operating basesZayed International Airport
Fleet size13
Destinations30[2]
HeadquartersAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Key peopleJohan Eidhagen[3] (Officer and Managing Director)
Websitewww.wizzair.com

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi is an Emirati low-cost airline based at Zayed International Airport, UAE.

History

On 12 December 2019, it was announced by Wizz Air that it would be setting up a new subsidiary, based at Zayed International Airport, offering low cost flights from the airport to tap into growth markets across the Middle East, Africa, and the Indian subcontinent.[4] The airline is a joint venture with state-owned Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADQ)[5] (formerly, Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, ADDH), which owns 51 percent with Wizz Air Holdings owning the remaining 49 percent.[6] Flights began in November 2020 with two Airbus A321neo aircraft, rising to 50 over the next few years.[4]

In July 2020, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi announced its initial route network, launching 6 destinations from its base in Abu Dhabi.[7] In an interview, Jozsef Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air said that the airline's fleet could grow to 100 aircraft in the next 15 years.[8]

In April 2021, as planned, Wizz Air added Abu Dhabi to its services, offering connections to Europe beyond the UAE to neighbouring Arab countries.[9]

Destinations

As of February 2024, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi serves these destinations:

  Operated by Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (5W)[10][11]
  Operated to and from the UAE by Wizz Air Hungary/Malta (W6/W4)[10][12]
Country City Airport Notes Refs
 Albania Tirana Tirana International Airport [13]
 Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport [7]
 Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport
 Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain International Airport Terminated
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Sarajevo International Airport [13]
 Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Airport
 Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport [7]
 Egypt Alexandria Borg El Arab Airport [7]
Giza Sphinx International Airport
Luxor Luxor International Airport Terminated
Sohag Sohag International Airport
 Georgia Kutaisi David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport [7]
 Greece Athens Athens International Airport [7]
Chania Chania International Airport Terminated
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Terminated
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Terminated
Santorini Santorini (Thira) International Airport
Thessaloniki Thessaloniki International Airport Terminated [7]
 Iraq Erbil Erbil International Airport
 Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport Paused [7]
 Italy Rome Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport
 Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport
Aqaba King Hussein International Airport Paused
 Kazakhstan Almaty Almaty International Airport [7]
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport [7]
Türkıstan Hazret Sultan International Airport
 Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport
 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Manas International Airport
 Maldives Malé Velana International Airport
 Moldova Chisinau Chișinău International Airport Terminated
 Oman Muscat Muscat International Airport
Salalah Salalah International Airport
 Russia Krasnodar Krasnodar International Airport Suspended
Moscow Vnukovo International Airport Suspended
 Saudi Arabia Dammam King Fahd International Airport
Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport
 Serbia Belgrade Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
 Sri Lanka Hambantota Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport Start of operations cancelled
 Turkey Ankara Ankara Esenboğa Airport
Antalya Antalya Airport
 Ukraine Kyiv Boryspil International Airport Paused
Odesa Odesa International Airport Terminated [7]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport Base
 Uzbekistan Samarkand Samarkand International Airport
Tashkent Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport

These destinations from Abu Dhabi are flown by the sister subsidiary Wizz Air Hungary (W6) or Wizz Air Malta (W4) and not by Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (5W):[12]

Wizz Air Hungary/Malta formerly operated from these destinations to Abu Dhabi:

Wizz Air Hungary (W6) cancelled the start of operations from these destinations to Abu Dhabi:

Fleet

As of February 2024, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi operates the following aircraft:[15]

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A321neo 5 – 239
Airbus A321-200 8 – 230
Total 13 –

References

  1. ^ "Airline Code Full Details - Wizz Air Abu Dhabi". avcodes.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. ^ "Leadership Team". Wizz Air. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Powley, Tanya (12 December 2019). "Wizz Air to set up low-cost airline in Abu Dhabi". Financial Times.
  5. ^ "Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company becomes ADQ and expands portfolio". www.sme10x.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  6. ^ Nagraj, Aarti (2020-12-29). "Low-cost airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to begin flights to inaugural destination Athens in Jan". Gulf Business. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Liu, Jim (12 July 2020). "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi schedules October 2020 launch". Routesonline.
  8. ^ "Wizz Air chief predicts 100-aircraft Abu Dhabi operation". Flightglobal. 22 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi commences flight to Tel Aviv on April 18". Emerati News. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Wizz Air Online Booking". Wizz Air. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Route map Wizz Air Abu Dhabi". Flightconnections. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Route map Wizz Air Hungary". Flightconnections. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. ^ a b Godinho, Varun (5 August 2021). "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to begin flights to Tirana and Sarajevo". Gulf Business.
  14. ^ "Wizz Air announces continued expansion across Italy". Wizz Air. 22 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

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