Wizz Air: Airline confirms seven destinations from Leeds Bradford Airport after closure of Doncaster Sheffield base

The carrier, which has traditionally focused on eastern European routes, has moved its services to Bucharest, Cluj, Wroclaw, Warsaw, Krakow, Katowice and Gdansk to Leeds Bradford and will operate 22 flights a week in both summer and winter.

Wizz’s contract with Doncaster Sheffield Airport was terminated by owners Peel’s decision to close the site this month, though they had already cut their schedule in the summer following a breakdown in the commercial agreement.

Past Doncaster Sheffield routes served by Wizz which have not transferred to Leeds Bradford include Lanzarote, Malaga, Alicante, Fuerteventura, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Dalaman, Faro, Kosice, Gran Canaria, Riga, Dublin, Otopeni, Poznan and Vilnius.

Leeds Bradford Airport’s aviation director Nicola McMullen said: “The start of Wizz Air flights at Leeds Bradford Airport offers a fantastic range of destinations. We look forward to working closely with the airline and welcoming passengers over the coming months.”