• austriantimes.at
• croatiantimes.com
• salzburgtimes.at
• viennatimes.at
• austrianindependent.com

04. 02. 10. - 16:00

• more Travel news...
• RSS Feed Travel

04. 02. 10. - 16:00

Wizz Air announces three new routes

Romanian Times

Discount airline Wizz Air will launch flights from Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca on three new routes this summer, the company said today (Thurs).

There will be two flights a week from Cluj-Napoca to Zaragoza starting on 12 June and to Dusseldorf starting on 26 June.

There will be three new flights from Bucharest to Zaragoza, Dusseldorf and Turin at the end of June, company officials said.

Ticket prices will range from 70 lei to 140 lei, taxes included.

Gyorgy Abran, chief commercial officer for Wizz Air, said the company had estimated it would have two million passengers on flights to and from Romanian destinations in 2010, or 21 per cent more than last year.

He said the occupancy ratio would be 85 per cent this year.

Wizz Air had 7.8 million passengers Europe-wide last year ,and it anticipates 10 million in 2010. Wizz Air has 27 Airbus A320 aircraft that operate from 11 airports in Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and the Czech Republic.

Teo Trandafir resigns over health problems
Former TV star Teo Trandafir announced today (Fri) she was resigning from her position as lawmaker.

Wizz Air fills bankrupt Malev's shoes
Low cost airliner Wizz Air announced today (Fri) it would start a new route Bucharest - Budapest, after Hungarian state-owned company Malev suspended all activity and announced it was on the edge of bankruptcy.

Romania's population down due to migration
Romania's population dropped by 2.6 million persons in the last ten years, the first data of the census performed in October has shown.

Twenty-four dead in cold weather
Another two persons died in the last 24 hours, in Romania, due to hypothermia the Health Ministry said today (Fri).

Schools closed over bad weather
School classes were suspended in 373 institutions in 29 counties all over Romania, due to meteorologists' warnings of heavy snow, blizzards and low temperatures.

More gypsies in Romania census shows
Romania's population is falling but the number of gypsies is increasing despite massive emigration according to new census statistics.

Bosch starts 77 mn Euro investment in Romania with state aid
German automotive components producer Bosch will invest 77 million Euros in a new production facility in Jucu, Cluj county, northwestern Romania, Romanian Prime Minister (PM) Emil Boc was informed today (Thurs).

Army ready to fight snow
The Romanian Army is prepared for the emergency situations provoked by heavy snow and blizzards with 4,000 soldiers and over 1,000 pieces of equipment, the Defence Ministry said today (Thurs).

Boeing aircraft on sale by the tax administration
A Boeing aircrfat is up for auction at the local tax administration in Bacau, northern Romania, for as low as 20,000 Euros.

Twenty-two died in cold weather
There were 22 persons who lost their lives amid the lowest temperatures this winter, which dropped as low as minus 32.5 Celsius.