Wizz Air to go public on the London Stock Exchange

Wizz Air (Budapest) according to Reuters plans to list its shares on the London Stock Exchange, with the goal to raise 200 million euros ($273 million) in order to grow further.

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In other news, on May 19 the low-fare airline celebrated its 10th anniversary. The company issued this statement:

Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe on May 19 celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its first flight from Katowice in southern Poland to London Luton on May 19, 2004. Wizz Air was established with the ambition of making flying more affordable to the citizens of CEE. To the end of 2013, Wizz Air carried a total of 69 million passengers. Wizz Air has built a current network of over 300 routes and 96 destinations across 35 countries. In FY 2014, Wizz Air carried 13.9 million passengers and looks forward to welcoming many more passengers on board its flights in the years ahead.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A320-232 HA-LPI (msn 2752) taxies at Antalya.

Wizz Air: AG Slide Show

Routes from Budapest:

Wizz 5.2014 BUD Route Map