Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe celebrated their 5th birthday on 19 May 2009.
To celebrate at Glasgow Prestwick passengers were treated to a celebratory glass of bucks fizz, with one passenger Andrzej Machulski celebrating his very own birthday!
One lucky passenger, Douglas Monaghan an Arborist from Glasgow pictured below won two return flights from Glasgow Prestwick to Warsaw or Gdansk.
Wizz Air began flying from Glasgow Prestwick in March 2006 and operates services to Warsaw and Gdansk with fares starting from as little as £26.99.
The airline took off from Katowice, Poland on 19 May 2004 following the accession of 10 CEE countries and consequently a new market of 70 million people. Since then Wizz Air has established 10 operating bases, in Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. The 11th base will be opened in Prague, the Czech Republic next month.
Wizz Air has carried 18 million passengers over 5 years and become the largest low fare - low cost airline in each of the home markets. It is well on track to become the single largest airline of the region. Thanks to its winning business model the carrier will continue its growth at a 30% rate in 2009.
Currently, the airline is flying to 21 countries offering an ever expanding route network of over 130 routes.
Wizz Air continues its commitment to high quality operations and flies a unified fleet of 180 seater Airbus A320 aircraft, one of the youngest in the world. The current fleet consists of 23 airplanes growing to 82 by 2014; all based on the airline's purchase agreement with Airbus.
"Wizz Air has come a long way over 5 years. 5 years ago we had an idea of a low cost airline and an inspiration to fly a lot of people. 5 years later we have the largest low cost airline in the region making low cost travel accessible to millions of people. Wizz Air revolutionized travel in Central and Eastern Europe." - said József Váradi, Chief Executive Officer of Wizz Air. "The success of Wizz Air is based on the high quality - ultra low cost airline model that has proven to win the customers, no matter whether the industry enjoys good times or faces challenges." - he added.
Mark Rodwell, Chief Executive of Glasgow Prestwick Airport attended the birthday celebrations and commented "we are very pleased to have Wizz Air as a customer and I congratulate Jozsef and his team on reaching this significant milestone in the airlines development. I would encourage travelers to take advantage of the Wizz Air low fares to visit Poland with its many attractions and cultural events. Happy Birthday Wizz Air!"
Mark Rodwell is pictured below enjoying the celebrations with Andrzej Machulski.
