budget airline Wizz Air enhances its presence in Sibiu by acquiring an additional aircraft and increasing flights
Wizz Air Expands Operations in Sibiu, Romania
Wizz Air is significantly increasing its presence in Sibiu, Romania, for the 2025 winter season. The airline has added a second aircraft to its base at Sibiu International Airport, resulting in over 1 million seats offered from Sibiu, representing a 48% increase in capacity compared to 2024 [1][3].
Key details of Wizz Air’s Sibiu expansion include:
- Second aircraft added: Wizz Air stationed a second Airbus A320ceo in Sibiu, enabling the increased flight frequency and additional routes [1][3].
- Route network expansion: The airline will operate 13 routes to six countries from Sibiu during the 2025 winter season [1][5].
- New routes launched:
- A route to Milan Bergamo, starting January 6, 2026, with flights three times weekly (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays) [1][3].
- A new connection from Birmingham Airport (UK) to Sibiu starting in October 2025 [2].
- Existing routes frequency increases:
- Flights to Memmingen are now daily.
- Flights to Nürnberg and Baden-Baden increased to four weekly flights each [1].
Current destinations from Sibiu include cities such as Basel, Frankfurt Hahn, Hamburg, Madrid, Rome Fiumicino, and Vienna [1][3]. Tickets for the Milan Bergamo route are already available on Wizz Air’s website and mobile app, with fares starting at RON 79.
Wizz Air has been steadily expanding its presence in Romania since launching operations in the country in 2006. This expansion reflects Wizz Air’s ongoing commitment to Romania as a key market, increasing connectivity especially for travelers in Central and Western Europe, and is supported by investments such as adding aircraft and expanding route frequency [1][3].
On Tuesday, August 5, Wizz Air announced a new route to Milan Bergamo, set to begin in January 2026. Romania is considered a strategic market for Wizz Air, and the airline has transported over three million passengers through Sibiu since its first flight in 2014, highlighting the city as a strategically important base for the airline in Romania [1][5].
In addition to the new route to Milan Bergamo, Wizz Air launched six new routes earlier this month from Sibiu [4]. The new Milan Bergamo route will operate three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. No new information about Wizz Air's website or app was provided in the paragraph. No new destinations were added to the list of Wizz Air's current operations from Sibiu.
[1] Wizz Air Press Release, 5 August 2025. [2] Wizz Air Press Release, 15 July 2025. [3] Wizz Air Website, Accessed 6 August 2025. [4] Wizz Air Press Release, 1 August 2025. [5] Wizz Air Website, Accessed 6 August 2025.
Individuals seeking to explore new locations during their 2025 winter travel may be interested in Wizz Air's expansion in Sibiu, Romania. With the addition of a second aircraft, Wizz Air is offering over 1 million seats, allowing travelers to choose from 13 routes to six countries, including a new connection from Birmingham Airport (UK) to Sibiu and a route to Milan Bergamo.
