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Surprising they would drop 3 UK routes in one go.

On Tuesday and Saturday, Sofia-Luton is also down to 1 daily (3 daily on the other days).

Routes suspended from Nov: OTP/WAW-GLA, SOF-BHX/DSA, WAW/SOF-BRS, CLJ-BTS, KTW/WAW-BVA, KTW-MST, GDN-CRL, SZY-TRF.

Yet RYR are expanding in Bulgaria, OK not in Sofia, perhaps it is just the UK market which has gone soft.
Ryanair launches Bourgas base in S18 :: Routesonline

I think this is probably just the beginning.
I know next summers schedule from DSA is nowhere near as busy as it usually is. I think Wizz will start to withdraw from the regional airports and focus on Luton from the UK.

Just wondering who will be doing the work of all the immigrants that will no longer be flying into Doncaster. Certainly not the fat unemployed Brits drinking cheap lager all day, who would no more go picking vegetables than give up smoking.

Nothing to see here.

Luton is two and a half hours away from Luton so it is not the end of the world and even closer if they are traveling to the south of Doncaster.

I wonder if darren1, Rupert369 and harbour cotter would like to comment on your views of the British. I bet they will say not a word. :E

Ignoring the trolling, access to labour is the single biggest Brexit concern of UK agriculture. Starting to bite due to the current level of the pound. Bound to impact Wizz and others.

Suspect in time all the Eastern European Ryanair routes will start to be cut back too, they are not immune.

Seems like you can't get away from Luton !

Alas the British work shy are too well looked after by the taxpayer.

Well... they were. But now 5 routes from Sofia are on the list of cancellations. It's starting to look like something is wrong there.

Prescient!

Why would Wizzair want to purchase Monarch?

Crew? UK H.Q. & A.O.C. post Brexit? Gatwick Slots? Diversify?

I think its reasonable to say 'Why would Wizz want part of Monarch?' UK AOC, slots at Luton

Yup sounds about right.

As reported on the Monarch thread a new company has been set up called Wizzair Uk ltd.

Kutaisi base will get a 2nd A320 next summer
https://wizzair.com/en-gb/informatio...y-in-georgia#/

Does anyone know what the motivation is behind the new UK company?

A precautionary move in the face of Brexit so they can continue to operate from the UK to countries all over central and eastern Europe, rather than just Hungary?

Or could they be looking to expand from the UK to destinations outside their core market?

Any knowledge or simply educated theories welcome, thanks.

I do not know but it would be sound business sense to think both of these.

WIZZ AIR ANNOUNCES AN EXTENSIVE LOW-FARE NETWORK FROM ATHENS

ATHENS BECOMES WIZZ’S 144 DESTINATION WITH 8 NEW ROUTES TO START IN 2018


Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today the start of its operations from Athens International Airport with the launch of 8 new routes in 2018, to Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova and Poland.

https://wizzair.com/en-gb/information-and-services/about-us/news/2017/10/16/wizz-air-announces-an-extensive-low-fare-network-from-athens#/

A few days after Ryanair anounced their ATH expansion. There will be lots of overcapacity on overlaping routes.

Wizzair UK is an interesting concept for brexit no deal. Obviously convinced the market is there to stay...

Wizzair will have both a European and UK AOC soon.

And with a UK AOC am I correct in saying Wizz can apply for traffic rights between the UK and Russia?

Luton to Moscow?

I suppose they could, but why would anyone want to do it? Been tried.

2 words

World Cup

The world cup doesn't last long enough to make it sensible for any airline to get involved in Russian bureaucracy; it's hard enough to run international buses there!

Wizz Air already flies to and from Russia. So, clearly they know what is involved with "Russian bureaucracy" which, by the way, isn't as scary as Sky News and the like would have you believe.

Wizz could easily run a scheduled service to Russia for 3 months from LTN. This would certainly be a gold mine.

Wouldn't Wizz need to be granted traffic rights to Russia from the UK? Aren't there nominated airports?

Yes & yes some posters jus don`t ged it....

Rather than being needlessly rude and arrogant, why don't you explain what "some people just don't get" so we can all get it?

Callum Paterson..
Ok..calm down....Just on this board refer to post #27..more as the reality is post #29 & as it really really is post #32...

I would suggest Wizz have got better fish to fry than Luton-Moscow.

I can only presume Southside Bobby, that you know absolutely everything about absolutely everything.

The airline has officially applied for its UK AOC. If granted it will base several UK registered aircraft at Luton from March 2018 employing over 100 staff. Full details on the Wizzair website.

I wonder if these will be additional, or if they will be used to replace outbased aircraft. The present morning influx into Luton of up to 15 aircraft from Eastern Europe is convenient for Wizz as it takes advantage of the time difference between UK time and CET.
I wonder too if a UK base and AOC will herald a change in strategy to link UK with non-Central European destinations.

Cullum Paterson..
I just stated in my first that some don`t seem to get it with all the issues that would surround even requesting the authority to fly UK-Moscow or Russia as you state. You realise do you that only two Russian Cities are to any degree "open" to normal western visitors.
I then gave you details of 3 other posters with a view which would help to answer your first question to me which you chose to ignore but then launch a yet further personal comment...
Just answer the views & statements matey, being the way you are doesn't further the cause.
To give you a chance to educate would you perhaps care to illuminate the forum the precepts behind your statement "Russian bureaucracy which by the way,isn`t as scary as Sky News & the like would have you believe".