Wizz Air Abu Dhabi

“We are always on the search for new routes,” MD Kees van Schaik tells Routes Reconnected.

Less than a week after announcing plans to serve Tel Aviv, the ULCC is planning further network growth.

Airlines are adding more routes and capacity between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.

Kazakhstan’s capital has secured another direct link to the United Arab Emirates.

The Egyptian port city will join the start-up carrier’s network later this month.

The United Arab Emirates’ newest airline is set to begin flying to Israel.

Athens will become the first destination to be served by the start-up, while a second route to Greece will start next month.

The virtual event will provide an unparalleled platform for the globe’s airports and tourism authorities to understand the core information they must provide to carriers that will influence route networks for years to come.

Routes speaks to Wizz Air Abu Dhabi’s MD Kees van Schaick to find out more about the start-up’s future network plans.

Vice presidents and heads of network planning teams have registered for the event that will support the community in reshaping the world’s route networks.

Speaking on the latest Aviation Week Network webinar, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker says full service carriers will prevail in the Gulf region.

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.

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.