Wizz Air launches five new routes from Abu Dhabi

Sunday, 3 May 2020 16:31

By Maria Botros

Wizz Air will soon be operating flights to and from Abu Dhabi.

Central and Eastern Europe’s low-cost carrier announced today that it will be launching five new routes from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH).

The routes will connect the UAE’s capital to Budapest and Bucharest from June 2020 and to Cluj-Napoca, Katowice and Sofia from September 2020.

The airliner clarified that launch dates are subject to aviation activities being resumed in the respective countries amid concerns over COVID-19.

The agreement makes Wizz Air the first European low-cost carrier to operate to and from Abu Dhabi.

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