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Fly direct from Turku to Gdansk

03.04.2008Printable version

Wizz Air’s inaugural flight on its new route between Turku and Gdansk, Poland, landed at Turku Airport on the evening of 2nd April 2008. With fares starting from € 24.99 inclusive, the number of scheduled flights may be increased in the autumn pending demand, says Péter Gulyás, Airport Development Manager for Wizz Air.
 
Budget travel to Europe begins with a Wizz in Turku
 
Wizz Air is the biggest budget carrier in Central and Eastern Europe and the first to offer low cost services at Turku Airport, initially operating to and from Gdansk on Wednesdays and Sundays. Finavia’s initiative to bring the budget concept to Turku has been realised at the airport’s new Terminal 2, currently serving Wizz Air passengers exclusively.
 
The airline operates a young fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft (passenger capacity 200) from six hubs in Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania, with close to 100 routes carrying over 4 million passengers in 2007. There are direct connections from Gdansk to 16 destinations in Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden and throughout the UK.
 
Piloting passenger choice for business and tourism
 
In its role as coordinator for the Turku Region logistics cluster, Pilot Turku Ltd commenced a passenger flight traffic development programme in 2006. Project Manager Pekka Jaakkola was hired to investigate and co-ordinate passenger flight traffic at Turku Airport. The new scheduled route combined with the entry of another international player underlines the value, potential and necessity of the region’s increasingly sophisticated logistics services.
 
From the perspective of Southwest Finland’s industrial policy development, the new route is highly significant and especially so to the region’s larger companies. It’s good for business travellers and improves labour mobility. The tourist industry will also benefit from fresh opportunities to develop and market new tourism products. The route further contributes to Turku’s position as the European Capital of Culture in 2011.