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Wizz Air plans to replace all stationed aircraft at its Belgrade and Skopje bases with A321neos in the coming period. The airline has gradually begun replacing its A320 fleet with A321neos in Belgrade, which will be expanded with the arrival of a fourth jet of the same type in June. “In the coming months, Wizz Air will boost its operations at Belgrade Airport by stationing a fourth Airbus A321. This move will see the entire Belgrade-based fleet upgraded to high-capacity Airbus A321neo aircraft, restoring overall capacity to 2023 levels and adding two new routes – to Alicante and Friedrichshafen”, Belgrade Airport said in a statement. During the peak summer travel period in July and August, Wizz Air’s capacity in Belgrade will grow by over 40% on last year.
The budget airline also plans to replace its A320 fleet with A321neos in Skopje by November this year. The carrier will introduce new routes from the Macedonian capital to Lyon and Barcelona next week, as well as Stuttgart in September. However, Wizz Air will continue to have fewer flights from Skopje this summer than last, with the airline no longer serving Salzburg, Copenhagen, Cologne, Budapest, Bremen and Skavsta, which were all operated last year. Jointly, the six routes accounted for fifteen weekly services last summer.
The development comes after Wizz Air was forced to ground a number of A320neo-family aircraft in late 2023 due to issues affecting the Pratt & Whitney GTF engines that power the aircraft type. During the disruption throughout 2024, Wizz Air reverted to deploying older A320ceo aircraft at its Belgrade and Skopje bases to maintain scheduled operations. With engine inspection delays easing and new aircraft deliveries resuming, the carrier is now proceeding with its long-term plan to modernise its fleet. The A321ceo and A321neo offer significantly more seating capacity, 230 and 239 respectively, compared to the 180-seat A320.
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