Wizz Air plots aggressive expansion plans

Wizz Air is plotting an even more aggressive expansion agenda, focused on Central and Eastern Europe, to capitalise on the demise of competitor, SkyEurope, in Aug-2009, and overall capacity reductions by rival airlines in response to the global economic crisis. [1534 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• Watch out LOT: Wizz Air expects to become largest airline in Poland in 2010
• 12th base in Wroclaw
• Expansion in Gdansk too
• Poland – an LCC dominated market 
• Expanding operations in Romania
• To enter the Latvian market 
• And Serbia too?
• Expansion in Western Europe too  

This report contains the following charts and tables:

• LCCs’ market shares in Central and Eastern Europe (EU and non-EU originating carriers)
• Wizz Air fleet expansion plans: 2010-2019
• Wizz Air passenger growth: FY2004 to FY2009F
• Capacity share (seats) by carrier to/from and within Poland:  Dec-2009
• Wizz Air capacity (seats) breakdown by country: Dec-2009
• Wizz Air’s Poland expansion
• LCC capacity (seats) share to/from Poland: 2001 to 2009
• LCC capacity share by market: 2001 vs 2005 vs 2009
• Wizz Air’s Poland expansion
• LCC capacity share (seats) to/from Romania: 2001 to 2009
• Capacity share (seats) by carrier to/from and within Latvia: Dec-2009
• LCC capacity share in Latvia: 2001 to 2009
• Capacity share (seats) by carrier to/from and within Serbia: Dec-2009