WizzAir launches new routes from Katowice with new airbus

Hungarian Wizzair, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced it will place a sixth Airbus A320 aircraft at its Katowice base. From March 2017, the airline will operate four new services to such destinations as Catania on the island of Sicily, the capital of Portugal Lisbon, Reykjavik in Iceland, and Malta. The new aircraft represents an investment of $98 million by Wizz Air in Katowice, creating 36 additional direct jobs with the airline. Wizz Air’s new employees will join 200 dedicated local crew. With its new Katowice services, Wizz Air now offers a total of 136  routes to 24 countries from eight Polish airports.