Wizz Air, started a new service from Lviv International Airport to Berlin Schoenefeld on Sunday, 18 June. Passengers planning a holiday or a weekend getaway to Germany, can discover Berlin with a convenient schedule with two weekly frequencies, on Wednesdays and Sundays, with fares as low as UAH 409*. The first flight from Lviv to Berlin Schoenefeld took off with 169 passengers on board, operated by one of the modern Airbus A320 aircraft.
Berlin, the capital and the largest city of Germany boasts rich cultural life and heritage, it is a great all-year-round holiday destination for both leisure and business travelers. The array of art and music festivals are much enjoyed by tourists, as well as exploring the natural wonders in the city’s vicinity, such as canoeing in Wannsee or Müggelsee lakes.
Since 2008, Wizz Air has been the preferred choice of over 4,8 million passengers on Ukrainian routes, who have enjoyed truly affordable travel opportunities and excellent service throughout Europe and beyond, on WIZZ’s Ukraine network. In 2017, WIZZ re-started operations from Lviv with the newest services to Wroclaw and Berlin and announced the expansion of its Kyiv base, with a second allocated aircraft Airbus A320 and five new routes commencing in August. Wizz Air now offers a total of 21 low-fare services to 8 countries from Lviv and Kyiv airport.
Sorina Ratz, Communications Manager at Wizz Air said: “We are delighted to commence operations on our second route from Lviv connecting the city with Germany’s capital, Berlin Schoenefeld.Underlining our commitment to the region, we look forward to continuing our fruitful partnership with Lviv International Airport and remain committed to bringing even more opportunities. Our dedicated crew looks forward to welcoming all passengers on board of our young fleet with a WIZZ smile!”
Tetiana Romanovska, Director General of Danylo Halytskyi International Airport “Lviv”, said:
“We are very glad to launch another European destination from Lviv together with Wizz Air. This fact proves Wizz Air’s dedication to our country as well as to Lviv. Moreover, this is a splendid opportunity for Ukrainians to organize an affordable trip to the capital of Germany and to Berlin Schoenefeld airport. We hope that the new connection Lviv-Berlin will be good commercially-rated, while will further stimulate the economic development, tourism and associated industries, as well as strengthen business relations between countries. We are sure that Wizz Air flights on the Berlin-Lviv-Berlin as well as Wroclaw-Lviv-Wroclaw routes will have a high load factor, due to the visa-free regime and the increased passenger traffic. We are looking forward to positive news on the commencement of new flights in the future.”