Airport, EU – Baltic States, Latvia, Tourism, Transport

Wizz Air representative Natasha Kazmer and Riga Airport President Krisjanis Peters.

Today, Wizz Air announced its strategic plans in Latvia and flights from airport ''Riga''.

Wizz Air is the biggest low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe. The airline will celebrate its fifth anniversary this year, and has transported a total of 22 million passengers during its five years of operations, informs Nozare.lv/LETA.

7.5 million passengers have flown Wizz Air during the past 12 months.

The airline's fleet is made up of 26 new ''Airbus 320'' airplanes.

Wizz Air offers flights to over 130 destinations in Europe.

The flights are on sale on wizzair.com at promotional prices starting from EUR 14.99 (one way, all inclusive).

József Váradi, Director-General of Wizz Air, said: “Wizz Air’s opening of the Riga market is a natural next step in the airline’s expansion in Central and Eastern Europe. We continue our dynamic development to reinforce our leadership position in the region to the benefit of the ever growing number of people who can now afford to fly.”

Krišjānis Peters, Chairman of the Board of RIGA International Airport, said: „We are gratified that one of the fastest growing airlines in the Central and Eastern Europe is commencing operations at RIGA International Airport. Important preconditions to our cooperation were the advantageous geographical position of Riga and our new tariff policy, which is one of the friendliest among the airports of the European capitals. I am convinced that our business relationship will be mutually productive and in the future will enable Wizz Air to expand its geography of flights from RIGA International Airport.”

Kaspars Gerhards, Minister of Transport, pointed out that the announcements of Wizz Air and several other airlines of opening new or additional flights from RIGA International Airport proved that the decision about the new tariff policy had been right. "The developments in the aviation market of Latvia show the correctness of the chosen strategy. The airport tariff policy is designed to be sustainable, transparent and what is particularly essential today – predictable – contributing to development of RIGA International Airport into a serious transfer hub in the region of Northern Europe,” said K.Gerhards.