Pafos Live 28 March 2023
Wizz Air, the fastest growing airline in Europe and the greenest* in the world1, today celebrates the arrival of its third aircraft at its base at Larnaca Airport. With the arrival of this modern aircraft, 3 new routes will start from/to Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh.
Wizz Air started operating in Cyprus in 2010 and has carried more than 5 million passengers on its flights during 10 successful years. Wizz Air maintains its commitment to Larnaca and the Cypriot market by offering high quality services combined with low fares to its passengers.
Wizz Air continues to expand its network from Cyprus, and now operates 31 routes to 18 countries, including popular routes such as Paris, Yerevan, Vienna, Sofia, Varna, Prague, Copenhagen, Kutaisi, Athens, Thessaloniki, Budapest, Debrecen, Rome, Vilnius, Gdansk, Katowice, Krakow, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Cluj-Napoca, Suceava, Iasi, Belgrade, London, and Bucharest. In addition, the airline has exciting destinations in Larnaca's program in cities such as Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi.
The installation of the third aircraft in Larnaca strengthens the airline's commitment to a consciously environmental operation. The airline operates one of the youngest fleets in the world with an average lifespan of 4.6 years, allowing Wizz Air to achieve its lowest annual carbon intensity in 2022, which is estimated at 55.2 grams per passenger/kilometre only.
Wizz Air is constantly working on fuel efficiency actions and other sustainability projects and is the airline with the largest fleet of green Airbus A 321 neo aircraft in Europe. The airline's fleet in Larnaca is exclusively Airbus A 321neo. Aircraft A 321neo has 50% reduced carbon dioxide and noise pollution emissions, while consuming 20% less fuel than previous aircraft models.
