Wizz Air to close Poznan base in Polish reshuffle

Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air has announced plans to close its base at Poznan in Poland, although it will grow its other Polish operations by adding a seventh aircraft at Gdansk and upgrading Warsaw to an all-Airbus A321 fleet. “After careful consideration, we decided to adjust our Poznan network plan and take advantage of growth opportunities by reallocating the capacity to other Polish routes,” Wizz Air CMO Johan Eidhagen said. Wizz said “a number” of Poznan flights—including Doncaster Sheffield, Eindhoven, Paris Beauvais, London Luton and Torp Sandefjord—will still operate, using non-based aircraft. The change will take effect March 30, 2019. All affected Poznan employees will be offered opportunities elsewhere.<br/>