Hungarian discount airline Wizz Air Holdings Plc will start direct flights on 20 routes between Saudi Arabia and several European cities starting in December, the carrier said at a press conference in Riyadh on Thursday.
The new flights will connect the Saudi capital as well as major cities such as Jeddah and Dammam with European destinations including Bucharest, Budapest, Milan, Naples, Rome, Venice and Vienna.
“We are not targeting any of the existing carriers, legacy carriers or low-cost carriers in Saudi Arabia,” Chief Executive Officer Jozsef Varadi said in an interview. “We would want to add value on top of them. I think competition choices are good for the market, because they create alternatives.”
