Leeds Bradford: Wizz Air Flights, New Routes & Schedule Updates

[lbaspotter]

Wizz Air have just started put there winter 2025/26 schedule on sale and currently includes 11+ weekly flights on the following 4+ routes for Leeds/Bradford.

Gdansk = 3x weekly (Mon, Wed & Fri)
Warsaw = 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sat)
Bucharest = 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sat)
Cluj Napoca = 2x weekly (Mon & Fri)

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Wizz Air have just started put there winter 2025/26 schedule on sale and currently includes 11+ weekly flights on the following 4+ routes for Leeds/Bradford.

Gdansk = 3x weekly (Mon, Wed & Fri)
Warsaw = 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sat)
Bucharest = 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sat)
Cluj Napoca = 2x weekly (Mon & Fri)

So about the same as this Winter.

 

[Finger66]

Certainly doesn't suggest they are unhappy with LBA, or that routes are performing badly, as certain other airport supporters may have us believe. Let's hope more routes/frequency are added as their fleet issues recede

 

[Seasider]

Is there anywhere on the t'net that you can find where the aircraft are parked up?

 

[White Heather]

Is there anywhere on the t'net that you can find where the aircraft are parked up?

Try this.....

How Wizz Air is managing with more than 20% of its fleet grounded | Flightradar24 Blog

More than 20% of Wizz Air’s fleet is grounded due to defects in the Pratt and Whitney geared turbofan engines that power their aircraft.

www.flightradar24.com

 

[Severn]

Is there anywhere on the t'net that you can find where the aircraft are parked up?

39 of 140x A321NEOs are currently parked up.
- 22x at Bydgoszcz in Poland
- 14x at Ostrava in the Czech Republic
- 3x at Katowice in Poland (2x under maintenance)

 

[White Heather]

39 of 140x A321NEOs are currently parked up.
- 22x at Bydgoszcz in Poland
- 14x at Ostrava in the Czech Republic
- 3x at Katowice in Poland (2x under maintenance)

Then there's the A320s grounded too.

 

[Len Fish]

All six of the A320 neos (currently with Wizz Air Malta) are in service.

 

[White Heather]

All six of the A320 neos (currently with Wizz Air Malta) are in service.

But some older ones are not and that still reduces the fleet size.

 

[Severn]

Then there's the A320s grounded too.

But some older ones are not and that still reduces the fleet size.

All six A320NEOs are currently in service.
Out of the 39x "older" A320s, 3x are in maintenance and 3x are still parked in Kiev - none are parked. Some are leaving/have left the fleet I believe.

Wizz is still accepting new A321NEOs, so even though there are other A321NEOs parked up (due to the well known engine issues), next summers schedule is showing at least 20x extra aircraft in service - yet LBA has not been on the receiving end of any schedule increases or new routes yet.

 

[752]

Wizz Air have just started put there winter 2025/26 schedule on sale and currently includes 11+ weekly flights on the following 4+ routes for Leeds/Bradford.

Gdansk = 3x weekly (Mon, Wed & Fri)
Warsaw = 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sat)
Bucharest = 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sat)
Cluj Napoca = 2x weekly (Mon & Fri)

This is good, from what i seem to remember recently they have been announcing the next seasons with 1/2 frequency reductions. good to see the full 11 weekly flights. I am really really hoping for more from Wizz. a lot of potential.

 

[Finger66]

This is good, from what i seem to remember recently they have been announcing the next seasons with 1/2 frequency reductions. good to see the full 11 weekly flights. I am really really hoping for more from Wizz. a lot of potential.

This is the good thing that is potentially now happening at LBA:
Ryanair Vs Wizz
Jet2 Vs easyJet, and to a certain extent Ryanair
Emerald UK Vs easyJet
Emerald EI Vs Ryanair
Competition is healthy and if any airline was potentially to walk away/massively reduced there is another already waiting in the wings.
Specifically to Wizz though we are told they are very happy with LBA so the aforementioned potential should develop as the fleet permits. And remember this is a winter, not summer, schedule we are talking about

 

[752]

easyJet seem to have scaled back BFS - UK routes which will benefit Emerald and I hope it does.
I wouldn't personally be mad if easyJet did a AM only BHD/BFS rotation especially in winter as they seem to fair better in the weather. but EI doing BHD x4 daily is impressive. second biggest second to BHX I believe on their network.

Personally want to see Wizz re-add KTW. Then new routes like KUN / VNO. There is a lot of potential from Wizz and hopefully LBA/can carve out a successful market.

 

[Starflyer]

Certainly doesn't suggest they are unhappy with LBA, or that routes are performing badly, as certain other airport supporters may have us believe. Let's hope more routes/frequency are added as their fleet issues recede

I don't think it was that they were unhappy with LBA, more that a certain airport over the way may have been making commercial offers that would be hard for the airline to refuse, to the probable detriment of the other airports around them.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

It's a shame we are not seeing more from Wizz - I understand the A321 problems but compared to there first winter we have had a reduction. However we've still got them and they are happy with LBA.

For Comparison there first winter here:

Kakow = 2x weekly (Thu & Sun)
Katowice = 3x weekly (Mon, Wed & Fri)
Warsaw Chopin = 2x weekly (Mon & Fri)
Wroclaw = 2x weekly (Tue & Sat)
Bucharest = 3x weekly (Mon, Wed, Fri)
Cluj Napoca = 3x weekly (Mon, Wed & Fri)

I believe they favour the Katowice base over Krakow and Krakow doesn't work out for them.

We could do with some more routes but they ned their fleet back up and running. Budapest anyone? Rome and or Milan?

 

[White Heather]

It's a shame we are not seeing more from Wizz - I understand the A321 problems but compared to there first winter we have had a reduction. However we've still got them and they are happy with LBA.

For Comparison there first winter here:



I believe they favour the Katowice base over Krakow and Krakow doesn't work out for them.

We could do with some more routes but they ned their fleet back up and running. Budapest anyone? Rome and or Milan?

Vilnius is the obvious one. Wizz have a base there and the Ryanair flights were usually full . Another route lost due to Ryanair refusing to pay the airport fees. Seem to recall they axed all flights to Vilnius except the one from BHX.

 

[Seasider]

I would like to thank each member who advised me where to see Wizz Air aircraft parked up. I need to plan a trip to Bydgoszcz or Ostrava. I shall have to fly from another UK airport or travel overland over there.

 

[Finger66]

@Seasider does that mean it will be a Wizzle stop tour to both!

 

[Seasider]

I doubt it, as I thought Ostrava was in Slovakia!
It will have to be Bydgoszcz BHX is the nearest airport. Ostrava is a lot more difficult to get to.

 

[752]

Think this one got missed but good to see Wizz getting compensation for the engine problems. hopefully another steady year and growth for 2026.

Wizz Air forecasts return to growth in 2026 as compensation deal struck | Travel Weekly

Forty aircraft to stay grounded next year amid ongoing engine inspections

travelweekly.co.uk