Wizz Air Further Expands Its Operations In Ukraine With New Route From Kyiv To Leipzig

Wizz Air, the fastest growing airline in Europe and a leading low-cost carrier in Ukraine, is pleased to announce today a new service from Kyiv to Leipzig in Germany. Leipzig is also a new destination in the WIZZ network available only from Kyiv for now. The first flight to this new stationcommence on 5 July. With this new service operating on Mondays and Fridays, WIZZ offers Ukrainian passengers new opportunities to plan their next city break in Germany with fares from just EUR 19.99 / UAH 609*.

Widely known as a center of international trade fairs, Leipzig has much more than that to offer its visitors and can become a great getaway to the eastern part of Germany. This city with rich history is famous for being a home of legendary composers as Johann Sebastian Bach and Felix Mendelssohn, which today allows Leipzig to boast a variety of famous museums, art galleries, churches and libraries. For those who are more interested in outdoor activities, the city is always ready to offer music festivals and green spaces. Meanwhile, one of Germany’s oldest zoos, Leipzig Zoo – can turn a visit to the city into a whole adventure in the nature.

With this new route Kyiv-Leipzig, Wizz Air is now offering a total of 45 routes to 13 countries from Ukraine. The airline’s operations continue to provide Ukrainian passengers affordable travel opportunities between Ukraine and the rest of Europe, while contributing to the development of the local community and economy and stimulating the local job market in aviation and tourism sectors. In the first three months of 2019, WIZZ carried nearly 450,000 passengers on its low fare routes to and from Ukraine, which represents a more than 80% growth year over year and makes Wizz Air the largest low-cost carrier in Ukraine.

Tamara Vallois, Head of Communications at Wizz Air said: “Today we are pleased to add a new service to our already very diverse Ukrainian low-fare offer, connecting Ukraine’s capital with Leipzig in Germany and becoming the 29 WIZZ route from Kyiv. By offering our customers in Kyiv exciting opportunities to be the first to discover Leipzig through the WIZZ network, we are once again underlining Wizz Air’s commitment to Ukraine. Ukrainian passengers can already start planning their weekend city break or a longer vacation to this beautiful city in Saxony, which is famous for spectacular musical and cultural heritage, with WIZZ fares as little as EUR19.99*.”