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Wizz Air Gives Up Plans to Have Base at M.R. Stefanik International
Thursday 19 November 2009 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, November 19 (TASR) - No-frills airline Wizz Air (Hungary) announced on Thursday that, following lengthy but eventually unsuccessful negotiations with M.R. Stefanik Airport in Bratislava, it has decided to give up its plans to establish a base for its flights in the Slovak capital.
"We're disappointed, but we've been unable to reach agreement on business terms with Bratislava Airport," according to Wizz Air executive vice-president John Stephenson.
As a result, the company will halt its Bratislava-Rome flights as of January 11 next year.
Wizz Air Holding announced in July that it intends to enter the Slovak market, launching its activities as of September with a Bratislava-Rome route. The move came following the bankruptcy of SkyEurope Airlines earlier this year. However, back in July, Stephenson claimed that Wizz Air would have entered the Slovak market regardless of its competitor's problems.
Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe. It operates more than 150 flights in 21 countries and has transported more than 7.5 million passengers over the past 12 months. It currently operates from bases in 11 CEE locations - in Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania and, as of recently, in the Czech Republic as well.
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