07 June 2024 Punjab Khabarnama : Hungary-based Wizz Air plans to start services connecting Indian and European cities, and the average one-way fares could be 200 euros (around Rs 18,000) for a flight, according to a top airline executive.
The ultra low-cost carrier, which has been flying for more than 20 years, is in discussions with the government and regulators on starting operations to India.
Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi on Thursday said that one of the biggest issues faced by the Indian diaspora in Europe is that flying to India is expensive and that needs to change.
The airline will start receiving A321 XLR planes from early next year and that will make it possible to fly to India which is an amazing market. XLRs can operate non-stop for eight to eight-and-a-half hours, he said.
“We are in discussions with the governments and the regulators on both sides of the equations in Europe and India,” Varadi told PTI. According to him, the average one-way fare could be around 200 euros. The lowest fare could be sub-100 euros, he added.
The carrier will be looking to connect six or seven points in Europe with major airports in India, he said.
International traffic has been on the rise to and from India in recent times.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the CAPA India Aviation Summit 2024 in the national capital..
Wizz Air has four airline ventures — Wizz Air Hungary Ltd, Wizz Air UK Ltd, Wizz Air Malta Ltd and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi LLC.
“We are also very keen to fly from Abu Dhabi to India as well,” Varadi said.
The airline has also made investments in companies Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production.
