Wizz Air, Italy’s third largest airline has announced further expansion from Rome Fiumicino, allocating two of the newest Airbus A321neo aircraft to its base in the Italy’s capital city.

The allocation of these aircraft is enabling the launch of five new routes, starting from 2023, as well as increased frequency on eight routes from Rome Fiumicino. The tickets are already available at wizzair.com or on the Wizz Air's mobile app.

The allocation of two more aircraft in Rome Fiumicino base will grow Wizz Air’s base to nine aircraft. The move brings the total number of the airline’s routes from Rome to 66 in summer 2023, including five newly launched.

Passengers will now be able to fly with Wizz Air from Rome to Castellon (Spain), Luxembourg, Baku (Azerbaijan), Abu Dhabi (the UAE) and Kuwait City (Kuwait). Furthermore, the additional capacity allows Wizz Air to increase the frequency of its flights from the base to Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia (Spain), Prague (the Czech Republic), Dortmund (Germany), London Gatwick (the UK), Tel Aviv (Israel), Yerevan (Armenia).

"We are thrilled to more than double our base in Rome Fiumicino, from four aircraft in the beginning of summer 2022 to the total of nine aircraft for the next summer. Adding two new Airbus A321neo aircraft and launching five new routes from Rome to Europe and the Middle East, Wizz Air now offers 800,000 additional seats providing new and expanded low fare services from Italy’s capital city,” said Diarmuid Ó Conghaile, Managing Director of Wizz Air Malta.

“This continued expansion further reinforces Wizz Air’s position as the third largest airline in Italy, which becomes the fastest growing market in the airline’s network. We now offer the total of 66 routes to and from Rome, providing connections to 36 countries in Europe and beyond.” – TradeArabia News Service