Wizz Air to establish Maltese unit

Central European budget carrier Wizz Air plans to establish a Maltese airline later this year. Wizz says it intends to file an application for a Maltese subsidiary following the signing of an agreement between European aviation regulator EASA and Malta’s civil aviation directorate. Pending approvals, Wizz Air Malta hopes to begin operations with Maltese-registered aircraft in October. Wizz in August 2020 brought its operations under EASA as its single safety oversight authority, a move aimed at enhancing supervision carriers established multiple bases within the EU. The Hungarian-based low-cost carrier group already has a UK operation, established to ensure continuity of services amid the UK’s departure from the European Union, as UAE-based operation Wizz AIr Abu Dhabi as well as its Wizz AIr Ukraine unit, which suspended operation in light of Russia’s invasion of the country.<br/>