The budget carrier has announced a raft of new routes for UK passengersMilo Boyd Digital Travel Editor and Commercial Content Lead and William Morgan Senior reporter
01:02, 13 Jul 2025
Wizz Air is launching a new service with ticket prices from just £18(Image: Alexander Spatari via Getty Images)
Wizz Air has announced the launch of seven new routes nationwide, including a route from Birmingham Airport that could take you 1500 miles away for just £18.
From last month, Wizz Air began operating four weekly flights from Gatwick to Wroclaw in Poland. The airline is also set to commence services from the same London hub for travellers heading to Warsaw in Poland and Medina in Saudi Arabia starting early August.
Meanwhile, Birmingham now boasts a three-times-a-week connection to Rome as of last month, and it has emerged that Wizz Air will also blast off to Sibiu and Suceava in Romania from later in the year.
The 1500-mile Suceava route will see the budget airline offering flights three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with ticket prices kicking off at just £17.99.
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Suceava in Romania(Image: MARIAN Gabriel Constantin via Getty Images)
Wizz Air’s corporate communications manager Olivia Harangozó said: “We are delighted to be adding Suceava to our route network from Birmingham.
“The city and surrounding region offer incredible natural beauty and historical significance, making it an ideal destination for travellers hoping to discover somewhere off the beaten track.”
In recent developments, Wizz Air UK’s newly appointed head, Yvonne Moynihan, acknowledged that the airline might need to increase luggage fees due to a potential new European Union regulation. Speaking to the Mirror, Moynihan discussed how Wizz Air UK could adjust to forthcoming hand luggage rules.
Although the regulation is yet to be finalised, it could compel low-cost carriers such as Ryanair, easyJet, and Wizz Air to eliminate exorbitant extra charges for additional cabin bags.
For those flying on a shoestring, the EU’s Transport and Tourism Committee has thrown in a game-changer: “Passengers should have a right to carry on board one personal item, such as a handbag, backpack or laptop (maximum dimensions of 40x30x15 cm), and one small hand luggage (maximum dimensions of 100 cm and 7 kg) without an additional fee.”
This could spell the end of budget airlines charging extra for that second piece of cabin baggage. Even though the UK has bid farewell to the EU, this rule change is still relevant for Brits flying with EU-based airlines like Wizz Air.
Airline bosses aren’t thrilled about the proposal, worrying it might mean more expensive tickets or new baggage charges to makeup for the shortfall.
Moynihan didn’t mince her words when she said, “We highly object, along with the other airlines. It essentially erodes consumer choice,” echoing Ourania Georgoutsakou of Airlines For Europe, who likened the policy to “going to the cinema and being forced to have Coke and popcorn with your ticket.”