The boss of low-cost carrier Wizz Air UK says there is potential to bring more routes to Cardiff Airport as it launches a new base with nine destinations.
Managing director of the fast-expanding airline, Marion Geoffroy, said bookings for its inaugural summer season, which commences tomorrow from the Rhoose-based airport with flights to Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Egypt, were encouraging.
The investment from Wizz Air UK, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is part of a wider Hungarian-based group, will create 40 pilot and cabin crew roles at Cardiff, with a further 250-plus jobs generated through the supply chain. The routes will be serviced by one of Wizz Air’s new fleet of more fuel efficient A321 aircraft with capacity for 239 passengers.
