Both Ryanair and Wizz Air continue to expand their range of destinations from the Greater Copenhagen region and Malmö Airport with new connections to the Balkans.
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC), Ryanair, has announced its return to Malmö after being absent for a time. The airline will resume services to the Polish city of Krakow in early June and launch domestic service to Stockholm Arlanda this autumn. Another direct route will be launched in the autumn, this time to Ryanair’s recently opened based in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Flights to Zagreb will operate twice weekly.
Meanwhile Hungarian LCC, Wizz Air, which currently flies to four countries in the Balkans from Malmö, is adding twice weekly flights to Banja Luka, the second largest city in Bosnia-Herzegovina after the capital, Sarajevo. Wizz Air also currently serves Tuzla twice weekly.
“It is gratifying that both Ryanair and Wizz Air see opportunities in Southern Sweden and the Greater Copenhagen region and have chosen to expand at Malmö Airport, especially after a period that has been extremely difficult for the whole industry,” said Elizabeth Axtelius, Director Aviation Business at Swedavia Airports. “The entire Balkan region is a popular destination from Malmö, and these destinations are an important addition and complement to our existing range of flights, for tourists in general but especially for the important visiting friends and relative travel segment. Access will be important in the restart after the pandemic, and more direct air links are crucial to regional growth and to the tourism industry all across Sweden,” she added.
