Wizz Air to Launch 20 New Routes Between Saudi Arabia, Europe

  • Budget carrier set to start new service in December, CEO says
  • Varadi sees travel demand holding up through autumn and winter

A Wizz Air passenger aircraft at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest.

Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
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Hungarian discount airline Wizz Air Holdings Plc will start direct flights on 20 routes between Saudi Arabia and several European cities starting in December, the carrier said at a press conference in Riyadh on Thursday.

The new flights will connect the Saudi capital as well as major cities such as Jeddah and Dammam with European destinations including Bucharest, Budapest, Milan, Naples, Rome, Venice and Vienna.