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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi LLC is an Emirati scheduled low-cost airline based at Abu Dhabi International Airport, UAE. The airline is a joint venture with state-owned ADQ[2] (formerly, Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, ADDH), which owns 51 percent with Wizz Air Holdings owning the remaining 49 percent.[3] Flights began in November 2020 with two Airbus A321neo aircraft, rising to 50 over the next few years.[4]

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
IATA ICAO Callsign
5W WAZ WIZZ SKY[1]
Founded12 December 2019; 2 years ago (2019-12-12)
Operating basesAbu Dhabi International Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations24
Parent companyWizz Air
HeadquartersAbu Dhabi, UAE
Websitewww.wizzair.com

History


On 12 December 2019, it was announced by Wizz Air that it would be setting up a new subsidiary, based at Abu Dhabi International Airport, offering low cost flights from the airport to tap into growth markets across the Middle East, Africa and the Indian subcontinent.[4]

In July 2020, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi announced its initial route network, launching 6 destinations from its base in Abu Dhabi.[5]

In an interview, Jozsef Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air said that the airline's fleet could grow to 100 aircraft in the next 15 years.[6]

On 15 January 2021, the first Wizz Air Abu Dhabi flight departed from Abu Dhabi to Athens.


Inaugural flight


Wizz Air Abu Dhabi inaugural flight destined for Athens, planned to take off from Abu Dhabi International Airport on January 15, 2021.[3][7] Differing from the initial announcement, the second route will start between Abu Dhabi and Thessaloniki on February 4, 2021.[8]


Destinations


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  Operated by Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (5W)[9][10]
  Operated to and from the UAE by Wizz Air Hungary (W6)[9][11]
Country City Airport Notes Refs
AlbaniaTiranaTirana International Airport[12]
ArmeniaYerevanZvartnots International Airport[5]
AzerbaijanBakuHeydar Aliyev International Airport
BahrainBahrainBahrain International Airport
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoSarajevo International Airport[12]
CyprusLarnacaLarnaca International AirportTerminated[5]
EgyptAlexandriaBorg El Arab Airport[5]
LuxorLuxor International AirportTerminated
SohagSohag International AirportTerminated
GeorgiaKutaisiDavid the Builder Kutaisi International Airport30 November – 5 December additionally to Tbilisi[5]
GreeceAthensAthens International Airport[5]
ChaniaChania International AirportTerminated
MykonosMykonos AirportTerminated
RhodesRhodes International AirportTerminated
SantoriniSantorini (Thira) International Airport
ThessalonikiThessaloniki International AirportTerminated[5]
IsraelTel AvivBen Gurion International Airport[5]
JordanAmmanQueen Alia International Airport
AqabaKing Hussein International Airport
KazakhstanAlmatyAlmaty International Airport[5]
Nur-SultanNursultan Nazarbayev International Airport[5]
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport
MaldivesMaléVelana International Airport
MoldovaChisinauChișinău International AirportTerminated
OmanMuscatMuscat International Airport
SalalahSalalah International Airport
RussiaKrasnodarKrasnodar International AirportStart of operations suspended
MoscowVnukovo International AirportStart of operations suspended
Saudi ArabiaDammamKing Fahd International Airport
SerbiaBelgradeBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Sri LankaHambantotaMattala Rajapaksa International AirportCommence operations from March 2023.
TurkeyAnkaraAnkara Esenboğa AirportCommence operations from January 2023.
UkraineKyivBoryspil International Airport
OdessaOdesa International AirportTerminated[5]
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi International AirportBase
UzbekistanSamarkandSamarkand International AirportCommence operations from December 2022.
TashkentIslam Karimov Tashkent International AirportCommence operations from January 2023.

These destinations from Abu Dhabi are flown by the sister subsidiary Wizz Air Hungary (W6) and not from Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (5W):


Fleet


As of November 2022, the Wizz Air Abu Dhabi fleet consists of the following aircraft:[13]

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes Average age
Airbus A321neo 6 2 239 1.4 years
Total 6 2 1.4 years

References


  1. "Airline Code Full Details - Wizz Air Abu Dhabi". avcodes.co.uk.
  2. "Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company becomes ADQ and expands portfolio". www.sme10x.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  3. Nagraj, Aarti (2020-12-29). "Low-cost airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to begin flights to inaugural destination Athens in Jan". Gulf Business. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  4. Powley, Tanya (12 December 2019). "Wizz Air to set up low-cost airline in Abu Dhabi". Financial Times.
  5. Liu, Jim (12 July 2020). "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi schedules October 2020 launch". Routesonline.
  6. "Wizz Air chief predicts 100-aircraft Abu Dhabi operation". Flightglobal. 22 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "UAE's new airline set to launch flights on January 15".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "WIZZ – Dream more. Live more. Be more".
  9. "Wizz Air Online Booking". Wizz Air. 31 October 2022.
  10. "Route map Wizz Air Abu Dhabi". Flightconnections. 31 October 2022.
  11. "Route map Wizz Air Abu Dhabi". Flightconnections. 31 October 2022.
  12. Godinho, Varun (5 August 2021). "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to begin flights to Tirana and Sarajevo". Gulf Business.
  13. "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2022-11-01.



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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi LLC. ist eine Billigfluggesellschaft in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten. Sie ist ein Joint Venture zwischen Wizz Air und dem VAE-Staatsfonds ADQ.[1]
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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi — это бюджетная авиакомпания, базирующаяся в Международном аэропорту Абу-Даби (ОАЭ). Авиакомпания является совместным предприятием с государственной ADQ[2] (ранее Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, ADDH), которому принадлежит 51 процент, а Wizz Air Holdings владеет остальными 49 процентами[3]. Полёты начались в ноябре 2020 года. На этот момент парк состоял из двух Airbus A321neo.


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