Low value service Wizz Air will open a base in Podgorica subsequent 12 months, launching fourteen new routes within the course of, together with providers to Ljubljana. New locations embrace Barcelona, Basel, Beauvais, Baden Baden, Cologne, Hamburg, Rome Fiumicino, Gdansk, Maastricht, Malmo, Poznan, Rzeszow, Ljubljana and Wrocław. Wizz Air will compete straight towards flag service Air Montenegro on providers to Rome and Ljubljana, in addition to Ryanair to Gdansk and Wroclaw. The brand new routes will be a part of the already served Budapest, Dortmund, Memmingen and Milan Malpensa on a year-round foundation, in addition to Katowice, London Gatwick and Warsaw seasonally. The service beforehand introduced Vilnius as a brand new additiom to its Podgorica community. The airline plans to have two Airbus A321neo plane primarily based within the metropolis, with various routes launching in late March and a second batch in June.
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Wizz Air is already Podgorica’s largest service by accessible seat capability, with simply over 400.000 seats in the marketplace in 2025. It’s projected to deal with some 309.000 passengers on its Podgorica flights this 12 months. Commenting on the event, Wizz Air CEO, Jozsef Varadi, mentioned, “We’re proud to deepen our roots in Podgorica and convey new alternatives to the individuals of Montenegro. This base represents far more than operational development. It’s a long-term funding in the way forward for mobility, the financial system and Montenegro’s international connectivity”.
The CEO of operator Airports of Montenegro, Roko Tolić, added, “I’m particularly happy as a result of that is a type of bulletins that may convey pleasure not solely to all residents of Montenegro but in addition to your entire financial system. Nonetheless, we’ve got simply this in the future to have a good time, as a result of beginning tomorrow, Airports of Montenegro faces a continuation of essential duties forward. In a really quick interval, earlier than subsequent spring, we should urgently improve our infrastructure and operational capacities, efficiently organise prolonged working hours and prepare new employees. We’re able to introduce a 3rd shift in Podgorica and are decided to develop Airports of Montenegro to a stage that matches the potential of this exceptional nation”.
