Wizz Air (Budapest) has announced that it will open a new Riga base with one new Airbus A320 on 19 June 2014. Coinciding with the delivery of the aircraft the airline will start operating 4 new routes from Riga to Barcelona, Doncaster/Sheffield, Dortmund, Beauvais (near Paris) and increase frequencies on the services to London (Luton) and Torp (near Oslo).
With the new destinations Wizz Air is now offering 25 weekly flights on 8 routes from Latvia’s capital, representing 85% capacity growth year on year (July 2014). The airline believes its expansion in Riga will also stimulate the local job market in aviation and tourism sectors as consumers will have access to more low cost services. Seats on the new Riga routes are already on sale from just EUR 19.99** and can be booked on wizzair.com.
WIZZ AIR’S NEW ROUTES FROM RIGA:
| To | Days | Starts | Fares from** |
| Barcelona | Wed, Sun | 22 June | 39.99 EUR |
| Doncaster Sheffield | Mon, Fri | 20 June | 29.99 EUR |
| Dortmund | Wed, Sun | 22 June | 19.99 EUR |
| Paris Beauvais | Tue, Thu, Sat | 19 June | 29.99 EUR |
WIZZ AIR’S INCREASED FREQUENCIES FROM RIGA:
| To | Flights per week |
| Oslo Torp | from 2 to 3 |
| London Luton | from 7 to 8 |
Wizz Air started operations in Riga 4 years ago and already carried 200,000 passengers in 2013.
Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A320-232 HA-LWV (msn 5660) with Sharklets lands at EuroAirport serving the Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg area.
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