Wizz Air opens Cardiff Airport base
Wizz Air launched its new base at Cardiff Airport with nine new routes to Europe and beyond.
Tickets are available now for flights on wizzair.com and on the airline’s mobile app.
The new base at Cardiff Airport is Wizz Air’s fourth in the UK.
Wizz Air’s Welsh customers and those from South West England can fly to Alicante, Faro, Heraklion, Palma de Mallorca, Larnaca, Lanzarote and Tenerife
Flights to Corfu are planned to start in June, and Sharm El Sheikh in November.
The airport marks Wizz Air’s first venture into Wales, creating over 40 direct jobs and over 250 indirect jobs.
The airline was also recently announced as the new title sponsor of the Cardiff Half Marathon, with the first Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon taking place on Sunday 2 October 2022.
Marion Geoffroy, Managing Director of Wizz Air UK, said: “We are providing a significant boost to the Welsh economy and creating jobs. The basewill bring further connectivity to the region”.
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