State Secretary for Tourism of the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development Goran Petkovic announced today that the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will expand its operations in Serbia by opening five new routes from Belgrade.

At a press conference at Belgrade Nikola Tesla airport, Petkovic specified that about 60% of air passengers visiting Belgrade come from abroad, which reflects positively on Serbian tourism.

He expressed his hope that the introduction of new Wizz Air flights will increase the number of tourists and added that the citizens of Serbia will now have the opportunity to travel at affordable prices to five new destinations in Europe.

Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi announced that the first two new routes, to Rome and Malmö, will open in December, while in April next year the company plans to open routes to Stockholm, Eindhoven and Munich.

Flying to Rome and Malmö will begin on 15 December, three times and twice a week respectively, he said.

Flights to Eindhoven will be introduced from 1 April and will operate twice a week, while the route for Munich and Stockholm will open as of 3 April, also twice a week, outlined Varadi.

He confirmed that Wizz Air plans to open its operational base in Serbia in April next year.

With flights already running to Dortmund and London, a total of seven Wizz Air routes from Serbia will serve approximately 300,000 passengers annually, Varadi predicted.

Varadi highlighted that Wizz Air will employ between 30 and 40 workers from Serbia and added that the goal of this low-cost airline is to become a leader in the Serbian market.

Tickets for Wizz Air can be purchased through the company’s website, he explained and announced a version of the website in Serbian soon.