Hungarian Wizz Air to fly again to Moscow from October!

After the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, Hungary’s low-cost airline, Wizz Air, suspended all flights to Moscow. However, it seems that they will change the policy this October, even though it does not seem likely that the Kremlin and Kyiv will reach an agreement by then.

According to Reuters, the Hungarian budget airline, Wizz Air, will resume flights from the United Arab Emirates to Moscow in October. The company suspended all services to Russia after the Russian army’s attack in Ukraine five months ago. The planes will take off in the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi.

The flights will depart daily from 3 October and will be operated by Wizz Air Abu Dhabi. The fares will start from AED 359 (EUR 95).

Wizz Air announced in October 2021 that their Abu Dhabi to Moscow flights would start in December that year. However, they suspended all flights to Russia on 27 February. “Other Emirati carriers, including Emirates, have continued to operate services to Russia following the invasion of Ukraine”, Reuters wrote.

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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi is a joint venture between Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ and the European airline. It is based in Abu Dhabi and is a United Arab Emirates registered carrier. Since the company is registered there, no EU sanctions apply to it.

As we reported before, a Wizz Air plane caused panic amongst people in Skiathos, Greece. The island’s runway is very close to a seashore road, so many people regularly do aircraft spotting there. However, a plane landed so low that it almost shaved the head of the bystanders. A flight expert said that people standing so close to a runway were fools, but the company started an internal investigation into the matter.

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Source: Reuters, telex.hu, hvg.hu