Originally Posted by
EGPO
May be a silly question but what happened with these bases?
Prague: poor commercial performance for strong competition.
Oslo, Trondheim: those cheeky norwegians demanded fair employment practices;
Tirgu Mures: got shafted in favor of the nearby Cluj;
Dortmund: not suitable to be a base (short runway - A320 only, no A321 + night curfew without exemptions, they close the airport on
the hour even if you are already lined up for take-off). Every operator abandoned it as a base, Wizz said hold my beer. Suprise: failure.
Lublin, Kosice: only god knows, Wizz was more or less the main operator (DSA beware);
Riga, Poznan: god knows why again, long existing, established bases closed after years of extensive operations with 2-3 aircraft (ditto).
Wizz only need an airport as long as another one offers more money or they need the capacity to be moved to the next visionary project.
See Coventry, Southend, Stansted, Prestwick, Teesside, Bournemouth, Cork and the likes.