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.
ReplyDeleteI'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.
DeleteThe third day of the "new" base is already a disaster because of the fog.
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!
ReplyDeleteRyanair odradio danas par letova iz Tuzle,baš kad je Wizz air delegacija bazu otvorala.
ReplyDeleteZar nije sumljiv taj potez, jer znamo da oni ne lete iz Tuzle.
Rescheduled flights from SJJ due to fog
DeleteAnd couple diverted from BNX.
DeleteSumLJivo skroz
DeleteWhy can't people spell properly?
DeleteRyanair diverted a few flights because of fog at BNX.
DeleteSquared heads on the picture. Slika im se ne ukrala
ReplyDeleteThe central lights are installed and in function so that’s why RYR diverted from BNX and SJJ to TZL and now they should not be problems let’s see wish the best for TZL
ReplyDeleteDiverted flights have nothing with lights. Central lights BNX has long time as well as SJJ.
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