Wizz Air invests in Norway

These are difficult times for the aviation industry around the world. Here in Norway, air traffic at Oslo Airport is down 60 percent compared to a normal year and they plan operations at half capacity during the fall and winter.

However, Wizz Air is one of the companies that appears to have performed well so far during the pandemic. They have already announced that they will open a new route this winter, Oslo-Saint Petersburg (first departure on December 15) – and in September they launched a new base and a significant investment in domestic flights in Italy.

Now it may appear that the Hungarian airline will make a similar national investment in Norway.

They have called a press conference on Tuesday at 1 p.m.

The invitation to the press conference states that the company “will announce the most anticipated network development of the decade in the Norwegian aviation market”, which in other words, translated into Norwegian means that they will. “Announce the most anticipated route development of the decade in the Norwegian aviation market.”

It has been announced that József Váradi, founder and CEO of Wizz Air, will speak during the press conference.

The case is updated with more details during the day.

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Wizz Air and Norwegian routes

The Hungarian airline Wizz Air has already established itself at several Norwegian airports, with particular emphasis on routes to Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, but also to Serbia, Macedonia, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Austria and London.

They have flights from Ålesund, Bergen, Molde, Trondheim, Bodø, Haugesund, Tromsø, Stavanger, Oslo, and most of the routes that they have traditionally had from Sandefjord Torp.

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This is Wizz Air

Wizz Air is the third largest low-cost airline in Europe, after Ryanair and EasyJet. The company is from Hungary and was launched in 2004. By 2019, 200 million passengers had flown.

They have 710 routes and fly to 151 airports in 44 countries. According to the company, they have 120 aircraft with an average age of 4.7 years. Wizz Air flies to both large regional airports and smaller airports.

These are the prices

Prices vary, of course, with supply and demand. Wizz Air is a cheap airline, like Ryanair. Prices may vary, but here are some pricing examples at the moment.

Please note the price differences on the different types of Basic, Go and Plus tickets, which you can see more explained below.

Tickets, fares, luggage, terms and conditions – this is what you need to know to travel with Wizz Air

Prices: Air tickets are advertised with one-way prices that include taxes, fees and other non-optional surcharges.

Lock the price: You can “unlock the price” you get by searching for tickets, for 48 hours. This costs 70 crowns.

Hand luggage I: The lowest price includes only one piece of carry-on luggage: it can be 40 x 30 x 20 cm and a maximum of 10 kilos, and it must fit under the seat in front of you.

Hand luggage II: If you want to bring two packages of hand luggage, for example, if you have a bag or a sack, and you want to bring a suitcase or a bag in addition, you have to pay extra for this: then you have to check it in the reservation and pay “Wizz Priority “. Additional carry-on luggage can measure 55 x 40 x 23 cm. Priority costs 5-35 euros for online purchases before departure. It costs 20 euros to buy at the airport.

Checked luggage: You can pay for checked luggage: You can check in up to six packages per passenger, and the packages can be 10, 20 or 32 kilos. They can be up to 149 x 119 x 171 cm.

Baggage fee: Baggage fees vary according to high season and low season. For example, a 10 kg package (checked) costs 9-47 euros in low season and 13-57 euros in high season.

Example of baggage fee price: Torp-Riga October 16: It costs 165 NOK one way for 10 kg of checked baggage. 20 kg costs 205 NOK one way. 32 kg costs NOK 325 one way.

Special baggage: There are additional charges for special luggage / sports equipment. For example, it costs NOK 470 one way Torp-Riga, if you want to bring skis, golf bags, bicycles, etc.

Ticket types: There are three categories of tickets: Basic, Go and Plus. In “Basic” there is only the smallest hand luggage (under the front seat) and Internet check-in. In “Go” there is also an extra pack of hand luggage, checked luggage, seat selection and priority boarding. In «Plus» there is all this and even more luggage and other flexible solutions.

Sit together: If you want to be guaranteed to sit together, the fee is 6 euros per passenger.

Small children: Children under 2 years pay 30 euros for the trip and then sit on the lap of an adult.

Special luggage for young children: A pack in the form of a sports stroller / folding stroller can be billed free for each child.

Child ticket: Children from 2 to 14 years old can only travel with an adult over 16 years old, and children pay an adult ticket.

Accommodation for families with children: Families with children traveling with infants (children under 2 years old) get free priority boarding. They can also bring an extra pack of carry-on luggage (purse / laptop, etc.).

Clients Club: They have a customer club that offers discounts on ticket prices and baggage fees. Membership has an annual membership fee.

Scales? They do not offer regular trips, so traveling with layovers means that you need to make sure to check luggage between each flight and you need to make sure you have enough time on the layover.