Wizz Air expands operations in Macedonia

Airport traffic increases

Budget airline company "Wizz Air" has announced its further expansion into its Macedonian base at the Alexander the Great Airport in Skopje.

The airline plans to introduce three new airlines to Brussels, Frankfurt and Paris for just 1500 Denars. The plans are scheduled to begin in April of next year.

To cater for these new lines, Wizz Air has announced the inclusion of another Airbus A-320 to its fleet based in Macedonia. Wizz Air is currently being subsidised by the Government for its base in Macedonia as part of an effort to boost traffic and the international connectivity of the airport.

The strategy has so far worked with Wizz Air's first year of operating a base in Macedonia being successful and now with the announcement of new lines and planes.

The low cost carrier also released plans to increase the frequency of current lines.

With these annoucnements, Wizz Air increases its total investments into its Macedonian base to a total of 160 million Euro, increased its total seating capacity to 685,000 seats and increased the number of lines to 13.

Air traffic continues to grow in Macedonia since the take over by the country's airports by Turkish TAV. So far in the first 7 months of this year, the number of passengers has grown by 18.2%, the fastest rate in the region.

Wizz Air accounts for 35.2% of passengers, Turkish Airlines 13.1%, Austria Airlines 10.6%, Adria 5.6% and Pegasus 5%.


Total passengers for 2013 is expected to hit 1 million for the first time in well over a decade.