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Anyway, in addition to 1.3 million Estonians, TLL could attract some Russians from across the border and probably some Finns via ferry from Helsinki. Not a vast market, but maybe worth trying?
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Well, depending on how exactly you measure success and failure... Ryanair started a lot of routes that they didn't continue, and the ones that did continue are a lot less frequent. Using smaller aircraft FlyBe also failed kind of entirely, measured in that they started a lot of routes from Tallinn and all of the ones that didn't exist before stopped.
Air Baltic tried TAY-RIX, and as adding TAY made flights to RIX cheaper they were clearly having a good go and trying to make it attractively priced. I suspect they are the only people that could possibly operate that route, as I doubt Tartu is full of people who want to be in Riga (if it was there'd be more buses) so it needs to all be about the connection opportunities and operated by a small plane.
I imagine Russians were partly behind Ryanair and Air Baltic's attempts in Lappeenranta, which also didn't work out massively well for either. If I was Finnish it would take a lot to make me want to put a ferry trip between myself and my departure airport (and as it would have to be a cost conscious customer then it would likely be a ferry trip), particularly just in terms of reliability and during the winter. I think the sad fact is that there are more Estonians willing to travel to Riga for flights than there are Finns willing to travel to Tallinn. (And indeed, there are probably more Estonians willing to travel to Helsinki for flights than vice versa).
Air Baltic tried TAY-RIX, and as adding TAY made flights to RIX cheaper they were clearly having a good go and trying to make it attractively priced. I suspect they are the only people that could possibly operate that route, as I doubt Tartu is full of people who want to be in Riga (if it was there'd be more buses) so it needs to all be about the connection opportunities and operated by a small plane.
I imagine Russians were partly behind Ryanair and Air Baltic's attempts in Lappeenranta, which also didn't work out massively well for either. If I was Finnish it would take a lot to make me want to put a ferry trip between myself and my departure airport (and as it would have to be a cost conscious customer then it would likely be a ferry trip), particularly just in terms of reliability and during the winter. I think the sad fact is that there are more Estonians willing to travel to Riga for flights than there are Finns willing to travel to Tallinn. (And indeed, there are probably more Estonians willing to travel to Helsinki for flights than vice versa).
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If I was Finnish it would take a lot to make me want to put a ferry trip between myself and my departure airport (and as it would have to be a cost conscious customer then it would likely be a ferry trip), particularly just in terms of reliability and during the winter. I think the sad fact is that there are more Estonians willing to travel to Riga for flights than there are Finns willing to travel to Tallinn. (And indeed, there are probably more Estonians willing to travel to Helsinki for flights than vice versa).
?However, I should mention also a newly refurbished low cost terminal in Tampere, just abandoned by Ryanair, standing totally empty right now. They are very eager to get ANY carrier to fly there. What about WAW - TMP to begin with?
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Low-cost airline Wizz Air carried 1.49m passengers in November, up 25.5% from the same month last year.
The airline, which focuses on Central and Eastern Europe, reported a load factor - a gauge of how many seats were actually taken up - of 83.6%, up from 82.9%.
On a rolling 12 month basis, it carried 18.9m passengers, up 21.3% from last year and the load factor rose to 87.9% from 86.4%.
The group said it signed its largest ever lease agreement in November for 11 Airbus A321ceo aircraft and expanded its fleet to 64 aircraft with the arrival of its first brand new A321ceo to its Budapest base in Hungary.
It also announced further network expansion with two new routes from/to Romania and Lithuania, including the new destination of Palanga in Lithuania.
Also on Thursday, Wizz Air announced that it will open its 23rd base on 1 July in Iasi, Romania, with one Airbus A320.
Iasi will be Wizz's sixth Romanian airport with base operations and the aircraft will increase the number of routes served from Iasi to eight and triple the seat capacity to 265,000 in 2016.
The airline will operate five new routes from its Iasi base to Bologna, Catania, Larnaca, Rome Ciampino and Tel Aviv starting 1 July 2016.
The airline, which focuses on Central and Eastern Europe, reported a load factor - a gauge of how many seats were actually taken up - of 83.6%, up from 82.9%.
On a rolling 12 month basis, it carried 18.9m passengers, up 21.3% from last year and the load factor rose to 87.9% from 86.4%.
The group said it signed its largest ever lease agreement in November for 11 Airbus A321ceo aircraft and expanded its fleet to 64 aircraft with the arrival of its first brand new A321ceo to its Budapest base in Hungary.
It also announced further network expansion with two new routes from/to Romania and Lithuania, including the new destination of Palanga in Lithuania.
Also on Thursday, Wizz Air announced that it will open its 23rd base on 1 July in Iasi, Romania, with one Airbus A320.
Iasi will be Wizz's sixth Romanian airport with base operations and the aircraft will increase the number of routes served from Iasi to eight and triple the seat capacity to 265,000 in 2016.
The airline will operate five new routes from its Iasi base to Bologna, Catania, Larnaca, Rome Ciampino and Tel Aviv starting 1 July 2016.
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Wizz Air saw the percentage of carryings outpace increased capacity in December.
Passenger numbers rose last month by 22% to more than 1.5 million.
The result was achieved as capacity rose by 21% to almost 1.8 million seats over the same month in 2014. The load factor increased marginally to 85.1%.
The eastern and central European budget carrier expanded its fleet to 65 aircraft last month with the introduction of a second new generation Airbus A320neo at its base in Budapest.
The airline announced 11 new routes in December from four countries – Romania, Macedonia, Poland and Lithuania.
Passenger numbers rose last month by 22% to more than 1.5 million.
The result was achieved as capacity rose by 21% to almost 1.8 million seats over the same month in 2014. The load factor increased marginally to 85.1%.
The eastern and central European budget carrier expanded its fleet to 65 aircraft last month with the introduction of a second new generation Airbus A320neo at its base in Budapest.
The airline announced 11 new routes in December from four countries – Romania, Macedonia, Poland and Lithuania.
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No 320neos have been delivered yet. They have received their first 2 A321ceos in the last few weeks however.
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WizzAir Assessment tests...
I`ve recieved an invitation for assessment process.
Mates, does anybody know what kind of tests will be there on Day 1???
Some examples, if any, please... Who of you had already took part in that process?
Thanks!
Mates, does anybody know what kind of tests will be there on Day 1???
Some examples, if any, please... Who of you had already took part in that process?
Thanks!
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Wizz Air expects to replace Ryanair as the airline with the lowest costs in Europe over the next year or so, according to its chief executive.
Jozsef Varadi said its rival's costs were creeping up as it flies to more primary airports and invests in customer service.
"Our costs keep coming down, their costs creep up, so I think in the course of the next year or so, the lines will cross," he said on the sidelines of the Airline Economics conference in Dublin.
Varadi was relaxed about Ryanair's plans to open up a base in Timisoara airport in Romania, from November.
"Ryanair has been in central and eastern Europe for seven years," he said, adding he thought there was plenty of space in the eastern European market for them both. "Competing with Ryanair just makes us more formidable as a competing force."
As part of its growth plans, Wizz Air floated in London last year and has ordered 110 Airbus A321neo aircraft, which will be delivered from 2019. The carrier will also take delivery of over 40 A321ceo aircraft, between now and mid-2018.
"With regard to the ceo aircraft we would finance on the basis of sale and leaseback, but with the neo we would take a more diverse view of financing," Varadi said.
He said lease rates had fallen significantly for the ceo and that leasing was a good way to ensure the financier, not the airline, carried the risk of the aircraft value falling while Airbus transitions from the ceo to the neo.
"But this is two, three years down the line so we have time to take a view on what we want to do," he said, referring to financing for the neos
Jozsef Varadi said its rival's costs were creeping up as it flies to more primary airports and invests in customer service.
"Our costs keep coming down, their costs creep up, so I think in the course of the next year or so, the lines will cross," he said on the sidelines of the Airline Economics conference in Dublin.
Varadi was relaxed about Ryanair's plans to open up a base in Timisoara airport in Romania, from November.
"Ryanair has been in central and eastern Europe for seven years," he said, adding he thought there was plenty of space in the eastern European market for them both. "Competing with Ryanair just makes us more formidable as a competing force."
As part of its growth plans, Wizz Air floated in London last year and has ordered 110 Airbus A321neo aircraft, which will be delivered from 2019. The carrier will also take delivery of over 40 A321ceo aircraft, between now and mid-2018.
"With regard to the ceo aircraft we would finance on the basis of sale and leaseback, but with the neo we would take a more diverse view of financing," Varadi said.
He said lease rates had fallen significantly for the ceo and that leasing was a good way to ensure the financier, not the airline, carried the risk of the aircraft value falling while Airbus transitions from the ceo to the neo.
"But this is two, three years down the line so we have time to take a view on what we want to do," he said, referring to financing for the neos
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New routes announced today
Budapest-Bucharest (4x weekly starting September);
Cluj-Bucharest (6x weekly starting July);
Budapest-Lisbon will go up 4x weekly from March (iso 2x weekly as TAP announced that they will cease flying between Budapest and Lisbon in April).
Cluj-Bucharest (6x weekly starting July);
Budapest-Lisbon will go up 4x weekly from March (iso 2x weekly as TAP announced that they will cease flying between Budapest and Lisbon in April).
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Base nr. 24: Kutaisi (Georgia)
Hungarian airline company Wizz Air will open a base in 2016 in Kutaisi David the Builder International Airport.
The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development’s United Airports of Georgia signed the agreement with Wizz Air after years of negotiations.
Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and East Europe and owns 23 bases worldwide. The 24th base will be in Kutaisi Airport where the company will permanently place one airplane.
The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development’s United Airports of Georgia signed the agreement with Wizz Air after years of negotiations.
Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and East Europe and owns 23 bases worldwide. The 24th base will be in Kutaisi Airport where the company will permanently place one airplane.
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Ref. Georgia: the 6-7 existing Wizz flights to KUT means there is a market, it does not matter if you fly them in or out.
New route/destination announced today:
Warsaw-Porto (2x weekly from May, 119th destination to be served by Wizz Air).
New route/destination announced today:
Warsaw-Porto (2x weekly from May, 119th destination to be served by Wizz Air).
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WIZZ AIR ANNOUNCES NEW BASE, SEVEN NEW ROUTES IN KUTAISI
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced it will begin base operations in September at David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport with one A320 aircraft and add seven new routes to Europe.
Wizz Air will launch new twice-weekly service from Kutaisi to Berlin Schönefeld, Munich Memmingen, Milan Bergamo, Dortmund, Larnaca and Sofia, while flights between Kutaisi and Thessaloniki will be flown three times a week. With these new destinations, Wizz Air’s network from Georgia consists of 11 routes to eight countries. Fares start at EUR 24.99.
Kutaisi, famous for its many gardens and tree-lined streets, is the second-largest city in Georgia. Its most famous landmark is the 11th century Bagrati Cathedral ruin, a protected UNESCO Heritage site. Wizz Air began operations in Kutaisi in 2012 and has carried more than 500,000 passengers in that time.
The details of the base announcement were released at a press conference today in Tbilisi by Georgia Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Dimitry Kumsishvili and Wizz Air Chief Corporate Officer Owain Jones.
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced it will begin base operations in September at David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport with one A320 aircraft and add seven new routes to Europe.
Wizz Air will launch new twice-weekly service from Kutaisi to Berlin Schönefeld, Munich Memmingen, Milan Bergamo, Dortmund, Larnaca and Sofia, while flights between Kutaisi and Thessaloniki will be flown three times a week. With these new destinations, Wizz Air’s network from Georgia consists of 11 routes to eight countries. Fares start at EUR 24.99.
Kutaisi, famous for its many gardens and tree-lined streets, is the second-largest city in Georgia. Its most famous landmark is the 11th century Bagrati Cathedral ruin, a protected UNESCO Heritage site. Wizz Air began operations in Kutaisi in 2012 and has carried more than 500,000 passengers in that time.
The details of the base announcement were released at a press conference today in Tbilisi by Georgia Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Dimitry Kumsishvili and Wizz Air Chief Corporate Officer Owain Jones.
Route
Day
Starts
Fares From*
Kutaisi – Berlin
Monday, Friday
23 September 2016
EUR 39.99
Kutaisi – Munich Memmingen
Monday, Friday
23 September 2016
EUR 39.99
Kutaisi – Milan Bergamo
Wednesday, Sunday
25 September 2016
EUR 39.99
Kutaisi – Dortmund
Wednesday, Sunday
25 September 2016
EUR 39.99
Kutaisi – Thessaloniki
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
24 September 2016
EUR 29.99
Kutaisi – Larnaca
Tuesday, Saturday
24 September 2016
EUR 24.99
Kutaisi – Sofia
Tuesday, Saturday
24 September 2016
EUR 29.99
Day
Starts
Fares From*
Kutaisi – Berlin
Monday, Friday
23 September 2016
EUR 39.99
Kutaisi – Munich Memmingen
Monday, Friday
23 September 2016
EUR 39.99
Kutaisi – Milan Bergamo
Wednesday, Sunday
25 September 2016
EUR 39.99
Kutaisi – Dortmund
Wednesday, Sunday
25 September 2016
EUR 39.99
Kutaisi – Thessaloniki
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
24 September 2016
EUR 29.99
Kutaisi – Larnaca
Tuesday, Saturday
24 September 2016
EUR 24.99
Kutaisi – Sofia
Tuesday, Saturday
24 September 2016
EUR 29.99