Low-Cost Carriers Play To Strengths Gained During Pandemic

Wizz Air aircraft at takeoff
Fast-growing Wizz Air recently launched new service from Abu Dhabi to Moscow.
Credit: Stefan Kruijer/Airbus
Low-cost operators worldwide largely plan to keep using their pandemic playbooks during 2022, capitalizing on their cost advantages to target the continuing recovery in leisure demand. But as new coronavirus variants emerge and COVID-19 resurges in some parts of the world, a level of uncertainty...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

Lori Ranson

Lori covers North American and Latin airlines for Aviation Week and is also a Senior Analyst for CAPA - Centre for Aviation.

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