Wizz Air

[Ray Finkle]

New route to Sofia, 2x weekly from December 23rd.

 

[Aviador]

There's no stopping Wizz expansion from Doncaster. It's proving hugely popular.

 

[Aviador]

There are suggestions on other parts of the forum that Wizz and Ryanair stand to lose the most post Brexit.

Flights to Eastern Europe with Wizz in particular set to suffer substantially. Undoubtedly airlines such as Wizz carry a sizable number of migrant workers to the UK from Eastern Europe and Brexit is likely to have a significant impact on the viability of such flights to airports like Doncaster Airport.

I would imagine Wizz supports a reasonable number of current jobs at Doncaster airport. It's going to be interesting how this is all going to play out over the next couple of years or so, especially given the areas surrounding Doncaster airport were mostly in favour of Brexit. I wonder how many airport workers who voted for Brexit considered the wider implications of their decision, especially as the decision to leave the EU is likely to have a significant impact on their own jobs.

#brexit #potentialjobcuts #DSAirport

 

[Seasider]

Not to get too "political", but I believe that a lot of people didn't think of wider implications of an exit from Europe. Assuming the present migrants can stay, there will still be plenty of people wanting to travel back to their "home country".

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I can't see the UK managing without many of these migrant workers. We will need them.

I think what many might have had in mind when voting to leave is that there would be much greater control over those coming in. In other words, we'd welcome those who we want to work and who we need to fill many job vacancies, but not those who view the UK as a free lunch without the need to work much. In other words, something a bit like that in Australia where they have in effect a points system for those wanting to settle and work there.

However, in or out of the EU, it may not be that easy because if we look to Norway they still have to allow free movement in order to trade with the EU. Yet again, it's more the uncertainty rather than the possible eventual outcome that might have a negative effect on such things as airlines' thinking, especially on eastern European routes.

 

[Rob c DSA]

Mentioned elsewhere but Sofia cut from DSA. Worrying times for the airport Wizz have been the backbone of the airport along with TUI .

 

[Aviador]

Thanks Rob. Indeed it's going to be challenging time for all airports particularly those where a substantial amount of traffic originates from the continent. I expect a sizable percentage of passengers using routes such as Sofia will be migrant workers and as we know, many are choosing not to come to the UK due the uncertainty of #Brexit.

 

[lbaspotter]

Been confirmed today that due to restructuring of bases Wizz Air is axing its 2x weekly Doncaster-Sheffield - Lublin service.

 

[Rob c DSA]

Wizz cutting routes will leave the airport in tatters . Was over at the airport Saturday the Cluj afternoon flight had 156 outbound inbound looked decent too.

 

[Silvercity]

They have cut some routes from Liverpool too. Brexit ??

 

[Jerry]

Or they feel they can make more money with the aircraft on other routes?

 

[Silvercity]

Maybe....who knows I head routes have gone from Glasgow and Aberdeen too.

 

[Seasider]

I believe Wizz is dropping Kosice from May. I think it operates 2/week.

 

[Jerry]

This is what Wizz Air's Doncaster schedule for Summer 18 looks like.
Riga 2 weekly Tuesday and Saturday and then 3 weekly with a Thursday flight from 21st June till 13th September.
Vilnius 2 weekly Monday and Friday.
Gdansk 4 weekly Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday then 5 weekly with a Thursday flight from 21st June till 13th September.
Katowice 5 weekly Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
Lublin 2 weekly Monday and Friday and ends 18th June.
Poznan 3 weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Warsaw Chopin 4 weekly Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The Sunday flight only operates from 17th June to 16th September.
Wroclaw 2 weekly Monday and Friday.
Bucharest 3 weekly Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Cluj 2 weekly Monday and Friday.
Kosice ends 12th May.

At peak summer Wizz Air will operate 29 weekly rotations to Doncaster Airport.

 

[a300boy]

Is that an increase on 2017 ?

 

[Jerry]

I don't believe so. Kosice and Lublin end in May and June respectively. I realised I made a mistake as well and it's 29 rotations a week not 31. Still even with the cuts its an impressive list and frequency for a 'small' airport.

 

[a300boy]

Thanks ! I agree.

 

[Seasider]

I believe it was 35 flights per week last summer.

 

[Ray Finkle]

New route to Debrecen, 2x weekly from December.

 

[Rob c DSA]

Hopefully it is well supported good news for DSA