Budget carrier Wizz Air launches 20 routes to Saudi Arabia

Plans by Wizz Airlines to expand in the Middle East continue, with the low-cost carrier announcing a host of new routes for Saudi Arabia from December 2022.

The airline is launching 20 new routes to Riyadh, Jeddah and Damman from European destinations including Budapest, Milan, Larnaca and Vienna. In total, over 1 million low fare seats are being put on sale, it said on August 25, 2022.

Wizz Air chief executive József Váradi said the new routes form part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that aims to boost the tourism sector.

“I see the Kingdom [as] a long-term strategic market for Wizz Air where we will continue to innovate and carry the flag of low cost flying for the benefit of the Saudi residents and visitors as well as the country’s diversifying economy,” Váradi commented.