Wizz Air - New Polish Low Cost Airline

[Chillwinston]

New low-cost airline Wizz Air plans to launch flights from Poland next May, when the country joins the European Union.

Wizz Air, set up by the ex-CEO of Hungary's national carrier Malev Jozsef Varadi and registered in Britain, plans to create the first base for low-cost carriers in southern Poland, based in Pyrzowice near the city of Katowice.

"We have signed a long-term agreement [with the Pyrzowice airport authorities], because Poland has the biggest market among the European Union candidates," Varadi told reporters.

Wizz Air will be the second low-fare carrier to fly from Poland after local company Air Polonia, which plans to launch flights from Warsaw to London on December 15.

Successful low-fare ventures like easyJet and Ryanair, although looking at expansion into Eastern Europe, have not yet begun flights to Poland.

(Reuters)

[Buster the Bear]

No mistaking this colour scheme!

http://www.justplanes.net/images/9684.jpg

[wawkrk]

There are huge opportunities in for cheap airlines in Poland.
Apparently only 1 in 20 Polish people travel by air compared to the European average.LOT have controlled the market for many years with fares which are quite high.
The best airport from which to launch new flights is surely Krakow Polands second city which has huge tourist potential.There are even direct flights to the USA. Katowice is an industrial area.
Maybe the landing fees at Krakow are controlled by LOT.

[4U338]

Yes, Krakow has huge tourist potential, ditto Warsaw and Gdansk.

It appears Poland will be flooded with LCCs with Air Polonia, Wizz Air and GetJet (possibly). Also Sky Europe are shortly to announce a base in Poland.

Which airlines will survice is anyones guess. How long before Easyjet and Ryanair head to Poland?

[Bagso]

...they should look at Manchester !

One of the largest ethnic Polish populations in Europe !

We are desperate for more flights and more capacity to destinations other than Warsaw!