Wizz Air expands in Romania

Low-cost airline Wizz Air has confirmed that will open up a new base in Romania next year.

The carrier's new facility will be situated in Timisoara and will handle a number of new routes across mainland Europe.

This will include services to Rome, Milan, Venice and Dortmund, as well as London, Barcelona and Paris.

As a result, Romania will be far more easily accessible to leisure and business travellers, which could in turn make it an attractive market for foreign property investors to consider.

Marian Chivu, operational director at Timisoara Airport, commented: "Our aim is the constant growth in terms of passenger numbers, and route development inside and also outside the European Union."

John Stephenson, chief commercial officer at Wizz Air, added that the move demonstrates the carrier's commitment to serving the Romanian market.

This comes after Ziarul Financiar revealed that tourist numbers in Romania increased by more than a quarter to 7.7 million last year.

Speaking after the release of the figures, the government said it was optimistic that this trend would continue during the next 12 months at least.

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