Wizz Air announces plans to resume flights to Portugal and Greece

Wizz Air has said it will restart holiday flights from Luton airport to Portugal in mid-June and to Greece in July in the hope that Covid-19 travel restrictions will be lifted. Announcing five new routes, the low-cost airline said from 16 June flights would depart from the London airport to Faro in Portugal, with prices starting at GBP25.99, and to Corfu, Heraklion, Rhodes and Zakynthos in Greece from the start of July. Wizz Air has introduced new rules, including compulsory face masks for passengers and staff as well as gloves for crew, to make people feel more confident about flying. It will also give sanitising wipes to travellers and no longer provide magazines. The airline says it encourages travellers to observe physical distancing at the airport but it will fill middle seats on aircrafts if there is enough demand. Owain Jones, the managing director of Wizz Air UK, said: “Although travel is currently restricted by government regulations, we are planning for the easing of restrictions as the situation improves and our customers are able to start travelling again.”<br/>