Wizz to launch four new leisure routes from Gatwick

It follows Wizz’s announcement last week of a new Doncaster Sheffield base, also set to launch in October, offering routes to Alicante, Malaga, Faro, Larnaca, Lublin (Poland), Kosice (Slovakia) and Suceava (Romania).

With the new additions, by late-October, Wizz’s UK network will operate 119 routes to 69 destinations from 11 UK airports.

Owain Jones, Wizz Air UK managing director, said: "We stand ready to continue to support the UK’s recovery with further growth at key airports."

Gatwick chief executive Stewart Wingate added: "This is encouraging news for Gatwick, particularly at a time when the industry has been so negatively impacted by Covid-19.

"Having a new aircraft based at Gatwick underpins the resilience of our business for the long-term and ensures we continue to offer our passengers great choice.

"This is a welcome indication of the positive conversations we are having with airlines – both existing and new - about securing Gatwick’s future."

Wizz will launch four-times-weekly flights to Athens and Naples, operating on Tuesday, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 22 October.

A day later, it will launch three-times-weekly flights to Lanzarote and Valletta, operating on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.