Wizz_Air_Bulgaria
Wizz Air Bulgaria
Defunct low-cost airline of Bulgaria (2005–2011)
Wizz Air Bulgaria Airlines EAD was the Bulgarian division of the Hungarian Wizz Air.
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| Founded | 2005 (2005) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2011 (2011) (merged into Wizz Air Hungary) | ||||||
| Operating bases | Sofia Airport | ||||||
| Parent company | Wizz Air | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
The Bulgarian company was awarded licenses to begin services to Greece, Turkey and Moldova in 2006.
In 2011 Wizz Air Bulgaria merged with its parent for operational reasons. All flights are now operated by Wizz Air Hungary. Wizz Air Bulgaria operated flights from Sofia to Barcelona, Valencia, Milan, Brussels and increased the number of flights to London/Luton, Rome/Fiumicino/Ciampino and Dortmund by commissioning a third Airbus A320 to serve the new routes.
Wizz Air Bulgaria flew to the following destinations:
- Bourgas - Bourgas Airport
- Sofia - Sofia Airport (Base)
- Varna - Varna Airport
- Bergamo - Orio al Serio International Airport
- Forlì - Forlì Airport
- Rome - Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
- Venice - Treviso Airport
As of May 2010 Wizz Air Bulgaria operated three Airbus A320-200 aircraft. These were removed from the Bulgarian aircraft register in July 2011.[1]
