Bullish Wizz to open Milan and Larnaca bases in July

Wizz Air has given a further indication of its expansive approach to the post-crisis environment by detailing plans to open bases at Milan Malpensa and the Cypriot resort of Larnaca Wizz has been one of most bullish of European carriers in terms of resuming services, including announcing plans to move ahead with a previously planned Abu Dhabi operation in June. It has today detailed plans to base five Airbus A321s at Milan Malpensa from July. It will add 20 new routes, in addition to the eight already serves from the Italian airport. The new routes, which will gradually roll-out across July, cover 11 countries. They include six Greek destinations in Athens, Corfu, Rhodes, Santorini, Thessaloniki and Zakynthos. Malpensa has become an increasingly popular airport for low-cost carriers. Earlier Thursday Wizz announced plans to base a pair of Airbus A320s at Larnaca in support of 10 new routes. Wizz has served the Cypriot destination for almost a decade and Cirium schedules data shows it usually serves 19 routes from Larnaca. The 10 new routes announced from July are to three German destinations - Dortmund, Memmingen, Karlsruhe/Baden Baden - Danish cities Billund and Copenhagen, Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece, Suceava in Romania, Finnish city Turku and Wroclow in Poland.<br/>