Wizz Air Abu Dhabi

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi 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
HubsAbu Dhabi International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations25
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, 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
Country City Airport Notes Refs
ArmeniaYerevanZvartnots International Airport[5]
AlbaniaTiranaTirana International Airport[9]
AzerbaijanBakuHeydar Aliyev International Airport
BulgariaSofiaSofia International Airport
BahrainBahrainBahrain International Airport
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoSarajevo International Airport[9]
EgyptAlexandriaBorg El Arab Airport[5]
SohagSohag International Airport
GeorgiaKutaisiDavid the Builder Kutaisi International Airport[5]
GreeceAthensAthens International Airport[5]
ChaniaChania International Airport
MykonosMykonos Airport
RhodesRhodes International AirportTerminated
SantoriniSantorini (Thira) International Airport
ThessalonikiThessaloniki International AirportTerminated[5]
IsraelTel AvivBen Gurion International Airport[5]
KazakhstanAlmatyAlmaty International Airport[5]
Nur-SultanNursultan Nazarbayev International Airport[5]
MoldovaChisinauChișinău International AirportTerminated
OmanMuscatMuscat International Airport
SalalahSalalah International Airport
RussiaKrasnodarKrasnodar International Airport
MoscowVnukovo International Airport
SerbiaBelgradeBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Sri LankaHambantotaMattala Rajapaksa International AirportCommence operations from June.
UkraineKyivBoryspil International Airport
OdessaOdesa International Airport[5]
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi International AirportBase

The destinations Sofia, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj, Katowice, Bari and Catania are flown by the sister subsidiary Wizz Air (W6) and not from Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (5W).

Fleet

As of November 2021, the Wizz Air Abu Dhabi fleet consists of the following aircraft:[10]

Wizz Air fleet
Aircraft In service Parked Total Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A321neo 4 0 4 — 239
Total 4 0 4 —

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. Godinho, Varun (5 August 2021). "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to begin flights to Tirana and Sarajevo". Gulf Business.
  10. "Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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