Wizz Air has today reopened its base in Tuzla. It comes just over two years after the airline reallocated capacity away from the city to other bases. The carrier will launch ten new routes from Tuzla Airport over the coming months. Initially, it has stationed one Airbus A321neo jet, which will be followed by another in late March. The airline is today introducing flights from Tuzla to Maastricht and Cologne, followed by Malmo tomorrow and Hamburg over the weekend. As a result, the airline will add half a million seats in Tuzla next year, making it Bosnia and Herzegovina’s largest airline. The Tuzla Canton government will subsidise the low cost airline, with just over a million euros per year.
Commenting on the base, Roland Tischner, Managing Director of Wizz Air Hungary, said, “We are delighted to be back at our Tuzla base, exactly ten years after our initial entry into the city. The reopening of this base, supported by the deployment of two state-of-the-art Airbus A321neo aircraft, signifies an important milestone in our ongoing growth across Bosnia and Herzegovina, making Wizz Air the biggest airline in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This development not only enhances connectivity from Tuzla but also reinforces our long-term strategy to offer ultra-low fares to an ever-expanding network of European destinations”.
Tuzla Airport anticipated handling over 800.000 passengers next year. Dževad Halilčević, the airport’s General Manager, noted, “Tuzla Airport is proud to announce the return of the Wizz Air base, which is the result of years of mutual business cooperation and the airport’s dedication to infrastructural development, representing an exceptionally significant business achievement. This strategic step further strengthens the role of Tuzla Airport, positioning it not only as a key airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also as an important driver of economic growth for Tuzla Canton and the wider region. The renewed Wizz Air base brings new employment opportunities, provides vital support to the growth of tourism and further establishes Tuzla Canton as a center of business and investment. We are proud to be part of this strategic step forward for Tuzla Canton and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and together with Wizz Air, we are building bridges that will serve both present and future generations”.
Good luck and I really hope it will be long-term.
ReplyDeleteMore Poland, UK, Spain, France, Scandinavia, missing big time from RJK. If a single soul would be interested about traffic and tourism at both airport and tourist organization, Wizz could have had two aircraft based at RJK over summer and one year-round. But uhljebs simply don't care
ReplyDeleteWhat's Rijeka got to do with this?
DeleteRijeka has a lot to do with this. It's in ex-yu, same as Tuzla. It has low traffic, same as Tuzla. It doesn't have a base by any airline, and Wizz would be ideal. The same that Wizz just did in Tuzla could be done in Rijeka. So, lot of things in common
DeleteThis article is about TZL.
DeleteThis article is also about Wizz. RJK is in ex-yu, which is the aerea where we compare and analize traffic. Wizz just announced operations to RJK, and I said they could go step forward, and open the base, the same they just did in Tuzla. What's your problem? Because you obviously have one
DeletePozdrav give it a break man
DeleteI'm loosing the plot. They are opening and closing bases so often, I think of every base as being in superposition.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy for Tuzla but it's sad that they had a base in the past without subsidies and now they are getting subsidies.
ReplyDeleteHas the fog permanently disappeared
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DeleteLet's wait a bit with such smart comments.
DeleteRelying on one airline is never a good idea. When they've chosen to subsidise flights, it would have been better to go for Austrian, Swiss or Eurowings with subsidised flights towards one or more LH Group hubs. TZL is the only airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina that doesn't offer 1-stop flights to overseas destinations.
ReplyDeleteNone of those airline were interested in flying. But Tuzla has diversified somewhat. There is Pegasus, AJet and next year Chair starts flights.
Delete@12:04 Of course they weren't interested in flying to Sweden, Netherlands, France etc. all at once. Austrian would eventually only be interested in VIE, Swiss in ZRH or GVA. Spending subsidies money on something like that would be better than Wizz Air.
DeleteLet's celebrate it with a nice diversion at the end of the day for old times' sake!
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