WIZZ AIR, the new Budapest-based European airline seems to have quickly established itself as a serious player in the budget airline market. In just 11 weeks it has carried 100,000 passengers. The airline launched its operation on 19 May 2004 with flights from Katowice and on 24 June started flying from Budapest to 10 European destinations. By mid-September six 180-seat Airbus A320 will serve 21 routes.
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Following 11 weeks of operations, no frills airline Wizz Air Rt has transported 100,000 passengers already. Its first flight from Katowice, Poland on May 19, flights from Budapest went into operation on June 24. July was a peak period for Wizz Air with 60 000 passengers using the company that month, 25 000 of them through Budapest. These figures place Wizz Air firmly amongst the top five airlines of both Poland and Hungary. (NG 5) Z.K.
