A series of national routes will begin – E24

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The company will now establish itself with a base with two aircraft initially at Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport.

From there, they will fly routes to Bergen four times a day, Tromsø four times a day and Trondheim twice a day.

The planes will start flying from November 5 and the company they claim will be the third largest company in the Oslo / Torp market.

Ticket prices will start at 199 crowns, the company reports.

– Norway has been a welcoming duopoly between SAS and Norwegian. We want to break it down and offer a clear alternative to travelers in Norway. A more efficient, cleaner and more sustainable alternative, says Wizz Air co-founder and CEO József Váradi.

In a video press conference on Tuesday, he announced that the low price giant is now occupying the Norwegian domestic market. With that, it promises low prices and a very modern fleet.

When asked by the press if the Gardermoen base will have Norwegian personnel and if there will be a Norwegian salary level, Váradi replied.

– At first, I probably imagine that we use existing resources in the group, said Váradi and continued about the salary level:

– We have no other choice, because if we don’t pay according to current market conditions, no one will work for us.

The Wizz Air press conference comes on a day packed with news when it comes to aviation.

Has flown to Norway since 2006

Váradi believes that it can offer lower emissions to passengers of its choice over SAS and Norwegian. Wizz Air uses Airbus’ newest A320neo aircraft, which is the same type of aircraft that SAS is in the process of introducing to its fleet.

The company arrived in Norway in 2006 and offers routes to 11 Norwegian cities. They fly 48 routes to 12 countries from Norway, but now they will increase to 51 more routes, from and within Norway.

The company currently has bases in several countries outside Hungary, including Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ukraine and Russia, and will soon open a subsidiary in Abu Dhabi in a few weeks.

– We are very excited about the Norwegian market. We are not the biggest, but we have a significant footprint. Today we announced the news to confirm our strategic interest, Váradi said.

The company has expanded strongly since its inception in 2003. Today, the company primarily flies in Europe, but has also started expanding with routes to, among other places, the Middle East.

Although Wizz Air has also been affected by the corona pandemic, the company has fared better than many other players, who have largely needed state help in the event of a crisis. The same applies to low-cost competitor Ryanair, which has also had a stronger poise on its way to crisis than many others.

Despite the pandemic and the crisis in the industry, Wizz Air does not intend to abandon its plans for further growth. Váradi explained that the company will increase its fleet from 133 to 300 aircraft in the next six to seven years.

Since March, the company has received 13 new aircraft with another 40 arriving by the end of 2021.

– Wizz Air was before the crown low-cost airline with the lowest costs and the best liquidity in European aviation. We entered a crisis with around 1,500 million euros in free cash. This means that we can get by without a single flight for about two years, Váradi said.