Wizz Air Celebrates First Flights at New Base in Yerevan

YEREVAN, October 1, /ARKA/. Wizz Air, EMEA’s most Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year in partnership with “Armenia” International Airports”, today officially opened its new base in Zvartnots Airport in Yerevan following the first Naples–Yerevan flight.

The ceremony was attended by local crew Roland Tischner, Managing Director of Wizz Air Hungary, Marcelo Wende, Director of “Armenia” International Airports”, as well as Gevorg Papoyan, Minister of Economy of Armenia and Head of the Tourism Committee, Lusine Gevorgyan.

Two modern Airbus A321neo aircraft will be stationed at Yerevan starting from today and will allow Wizz Air to introduce eight new direct routes to Europe for Armenians: Prague, Hamburg, Paphos, Paris, Naples, Bari, Bucharest, and Memmingen.

The airline will also increase frequency on the Dortmund route to four flights per week. Additionally, starting from September 30, 2025, Wizz Air has also launched direct flights from Gyumri’s Shirak Airport to Larnaca, Republic of Cyprus.

In total, the airline plan to carry more than 1.2 million passengers to and from Yerevan this year. Ticket prices start from as low as 9000 AMD and are available for purchase both on our official website and through the mobile app.

“We are happy to welcome Yerevan in Wizz Air family of based cities. Armenia is gaining importance in our network, and we aim to deliver more smart travel opportunities for passengers traveling from and to Armenia. We are also excited to announce two based aircraft joining the Yerevan fleet in winter season 2025, In total, Wizz Air will have a fleet of two aircraft in Armenia in 2025, offering 16 routes to 9 countries and providing passengers with a direct gateway to Europe? With the new base, Wizz Air creates employment opportunities in Armenia and boosts tourism sector with more than 800 jobs in associated industries. Through our Customer First-Compass initiative, we remain dedicated to providing service and accessible direct connections across Europe. Let’s WIZZ!” said Roland Tischner, Managing Director of Wizz Air Hungary.

Following the opening of its new base, Wizz Air has welcomed 50 professionals to its team in Armenia, including pilots and cabin crew, and plans to continue hiring new staff. The airline holds regular open days for those aspiring to a career in aviation and offers the Wizz Air Pilot Academy (WAPA) program, which will help new pilots to learn how to operate commercial aircraft.

“Armenia” International Airports” is thrilled to begin this new and important phase of cooperation with Wizz Air. Marcelo Wende, Director of “Armenia” International Airports” commented: “We are happy to welcome Wizz Air to Zvartnots International Airport as a base carrier. This is a proud moment for our airport and for Armenia. We look forward to seeing more travelers through Wizz Air’s expanding network and are committed to ensuring smooth and successful operations together. Congratulations to our partners and wish Wizz Air continued success and safe flights.”

Yerevan has become the 34th base in Wizz Air’s network. Since its first flight in 2020 to the country, the airline has carried over 2.6 million passengers and currently operates 16 routes to 9 countries with 2 based aircraft. Wizz Air is the market leader with 22% market share and the only airline providing direct routes to and from Europe.

About Wizz Air

Wizz Air operates a fleet of 243 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. A team of dedicated aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low fares, making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 62.8 million passengers in 2024. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. The company was recently named one of the world’s top ten safest airlines by airlineratings.com, the world’s only safety and product rating agency, and named Airline of the Year by Air Transport Awards in 2019 and in 2023.

Wizz Air has also been recognized as the "Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline" within the World Finance Sustainability Awards in 2021-2025 and the "EMEA’s most Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year" by the CAPA-Centre for Aviation Awards for Excellence 2024. In 2025, Wizz Air topped the major airlines' emissions ranking, as presented by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, thanks to its work reducing emissions intensity.-0-