Istanbul is the latest addition of Wizz Air’s eastbound network expansion from Budapest following the earlier introduction of Tel Aviv, Kiev, Baku and Dubai routes. The airline's low fares will quickly increase bi-directional tourism and business travel between Hungary and Turkey, stimulating over 70,000 passenger traffic in the first year of operation.

Flights on Wizz Air’s new route to Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport are already on sale and can be booked immediately on wizzair.com with incredible fares starting from just HUF 5,990 (one way, taxes included).

Speaking at a press conference in Budapest today, György Abrán, Chief Commercial Officer, said: "Wizz Air has been stimulating Hungarian air traffic with very low fares and by expanding to Eastern destinations has opened Hungary to fast growing economies and great tourism destinations. Istanbul, at the crossways between Europe and Asia, is set to become one of the best selling destinations.

The increasing popularity of Turkey as business link and holiday destination will now be more accessible for individual travelers as well as families and businesses.”

* one way price including taxes

About Wizz Air
Wizz Air is the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and operates a fleet of 43 Airbus A320 aircraft from 16 bases with over 270 routes connecting 92 destinations across 33 countries. At Wizz Air a team of 1,600 professionals delivers superior service and very low airfares making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over 13.5 million passengers in 2013. Wizz Air’s state-of-the-art iPhone app is now available on http://wizzair.com/en-GB/mobile.

Photo: Wizz Air cabin crew Zsuzsa Lázár and Chief Commercial Officer György Abrán  announced the new Budapest-Istanbul route in Budapest

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