From October 3, 2022: Wizz Air wants to reactivate Russia flights
Just a few weeks ago, Wizz Air President Robert Carey said that the airline would not be flying to Russia in the long term. Now Michael Berlouis, Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi-based subsidiary, has announced that Moscow flights will be reactivated on October 3, 2022. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi launched a nonstop connection between the two capitals in December 2021. In Moscow, the airline flew to Vnukovo Airport. Immediately after the Russian Federation army invaded Ukraine, the Wizz Air Group suspended all flights to Russia. First, the resumption of flights to the two countries was postponed several times before sales were suspended for the entire 2022/23 summer flight schedule period. Just a few weeks ago, Wizz Air Group President Robert Carey announced during a media briefing in Vienna that the airline would not be flying to Russia in the long term. This decision has obviously been rejected, as the Abu Dhabi-based subsidiary plans to resume flying between the capital of the United Arab Emirates and Moscow-Vnukovo on October 3, 2022. The UAE has not imposed any sanctions against the Russian Federation. However, there is some "homework" that Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has to do before resuming flights to Russia. For example, the group has American investors and lessors. Due to the tough US legislation, these could still thwart the plan. The entire fleet of the Wizz Air Group is leased, as Stephen Jones confirmed to Aviation.Direct some time ago in his role as Managing Director of Wizz Air Hungary. The manager in question now works for Flair in Canada as CEO. Speaking to Gulf News, he explained