Originally Posted by
Alloy
I see Wizz will be operating 20 A321XLR aircraft that have just been ordered by Indigo Partners, it will be interesting to see if some of these will be operated out of LTN to their full potential.
Interesting news today, but a little confusing too...
The A321neo's they are already receiving are capable of flying routes like LTN-JFK (from a range perspective), as Primera were using the aircraft on this type of route, before they shut up shop. In all the excitement last year, it lead people to think Wizz Air might start similar routes with the arrival of their NEOs, but the Wizzair boss always denied it, saying they have no interest in operating routes of 7+ hours. But now they have specifically ordered an aircraft type with that extended range, and as far as I am aware the A321XLR brings no other benefits to Wizzair than their exisiting NEO's other than this range increase!
Either way I would suspect they are looking to fly further east or west. They already fly to Dubai, so could they be looking at countries further beyond like India which is within range from bases like Warsaw or Budapest, but the market between India and eastern Europe I would guess is limited, and they offer no connections. Not sure it has the range from Eastern Europe to the USA?
It could potentially be used to fly to Dubai from the UK, but they would have to be very brave going up against the Middle Eastern carriers which dominate the routes from the UK.