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Competition on routes between Italy and Ukraine is set to heighten over the coming months as more low-cost seats enter the fast-growing market.

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Hungarian carrier Wizz Air is already planning to expand its first Russian base before it even opens.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will begin operations in October with an initial network of six routes, one of which will compete directly with Etihad and Air Arabia’s newly launched rival.

The new Abu Dhabi-based LCC being launched by Etihad Airways and Air Arabia will begin service next week with two routes to Egypt.

Budapest and Bucharest flights launch this month with more new routes from AUH to follow in September.

Wizz Air has revealed plans to station three Airbus A320s at Dortmund Airport (DTM) in Germany–its third new base announcement in three days.

Wizz Air’s expansion shows no signs of slowing, with the carrier set to exploit St. Petersburg’s seventh freedom rights and open its first base in Russia.

While many airlines are fighting for survival, Wizz Air is continuing its bold expansion plan with the opening of a seventh base in Romania.

International routes can be central to Poland’s economic recovery but only if aircraft passenger restrictions are scrapped, industry leaders have warned.

Thirteen more routes have been added to Wizz Air’s summer schedule, taking the total number of new services being launched by the Central and Eastern Europe ULCC close to the 150 mark.

ASL Airlines France, which specialises in flights between France and North Africa, will tomorrow open a new domestic scheduled passenger route.

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The LCC continues to grow despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airline will operate 10 routes from the airport.

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Wizz Air is set to launch flights between Abu Dhabi and five European cities.

Wizz Air is to open a new base at Lviv in Ukraine and launch seven new routes from the country.

Central and Eastern European ULCC Wizz Air this week plans to restart selected routes from London Luton and Vienna, subject to no further government restrictions being put in place.

The ULCC is confident is has the liquidity to ride out the COVID-19 crisis.

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Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ryanair does not expect to operate any flights through April or May while fellow European ULCCs Wizz Air and easyJet have grounded the majority of their fleet.

Wizz Air has signed a firm agreement to establish an operation in Abu Dhabi, with its first flights to begin during the second half of the year.

Competition in Moldova’s market is set to intensify with the launch of HiSky, a budget operator that will initially serve six European destinations from Chisinau.