Wizz Air Adds to Katowice Network

Central and Eastern European low-cost specialist Wizz Air is to launch a twice weekly service to the Norwegian city of Stavanger from its base at Katowice in Poland. The new flight will commence on April 25, 2012 and will position the budget operator as the biggest carrier between Poland and Norway, a market also served by Norwegian, Ryanair and SAS Scandinavian Airlines.

Wizz Air’s first ever flight departed Katowice on May 19, 2004 and the carrier now offers direct flights to 20 destinations from the Polish city with 68 weekly flights offering over 10,500 seats each week from the city. It is the largest operator from the southern Poland facility accounting for more than 60 per cent of the weekly capacity.

“Wizz Air is committed to growing its route network in Poland and is pleased to offer an increase in services offered from Katowice airport. Adding the Stavanger route opens a gate to one of the most important industrial hubs of Norway from the Katowice/Krakow area,” said John Stephenson, Executive Vice President, Wizz Air.