Wizz Air halts Rome route from Debrecen amid broader flight reductions
Starting at the end of October, Wizz Air will only operate flights to London from Debrecen, halting its Rome routes, while even the London flights will become less frequent. Meanwhile, two seasonal holiday routes are expected to return next year.
According to Dehir.hu, the Hungarian-owned low-cost airline continues to drastically reduce its presence in Debrecen.
As of 6 October, the Rome flight will be suspended indefinitely, confirmed Wizz Air’s Corporate Communications Manager, Olívia Harangozó.
She also noted that Wizz Air would maintain two daily flights to Rome from Budapest, though this is little consolation for travellers from Debrecen. While later dates for the Debrecen-Rome flight are still listed on the schedule, bookings are no longer possible after 5 October.
The route between Debrecen and Rome, launched less than a year ago in December, is now set to end abruptly despite previous communication that it had been performing well, making the suspension particularly surprising.
Wizz Air’s closure of Debrecen base
In July, Wizz Air announced that it would relocate its Debrecen-based aircraft to Budapest from 27 October, sharply cutting the number of flights from the city.
Alongside the Rome route, Wizz Air will also cancel two more permanent routes from Debrecen—to Istanbul and Eindhoven—both of which will be dropped from the schedule starting in November, Dehir.hu writes.
The Eindhoven route, one of the oldest and previously most successful along with the London route, is being cancelled despite its long-standing popularity. The Istanbul route, on the other hand, was only introduced in April of this year.
Burgas as a summer route
Wizz Air’s statement confirmed that the Bulgarian destination of Burgas will remain available, although it was initially only intended as a seasonal route. However, Burgas flights will not operate this October, with the airline planning to resume the route in summer 2025, running from late June through September.
Regarding the Cyprus route to Larnaca, Wizz Air will revert it to a seasonal service. Although it became a year-round flight in 2022, it will now return to its previous status, operating only during the holiday season. The Larnaca route will be suspended at the end of October and resume in late March 2025.
Since Wizz Air’s statement only mentions these two holiday routes, it suggests that flights to Corfu in Greece and Antalya in Turkey are unlikely to return in summer 2025.
Changes to the London route
As things stand, by late October, Wizz Air will have only one regular flight left from Debrecen—to London—but even this route will see changes.
The London flight was Wizz Air’s first from Debrecen and has always been its most popular. At one point, it operated six times a week between Debrecen and the UK capital. Currently, there are five weekly flights, but
starting in November, this will be reduced to three, operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
According to the current schedule, this arrangement will last until fall 2025.
In July, Debrecen International Airport Ltd., which operates the airport, stated that, with the support of its owners, it will take all necessary steps to reinstate popular and well-filled routes, such as Tel Aviv and Eindhoven, and potentially introduce new destinations starting in summer 2025, in collaboration with other airlines.
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