Wizz Air to open five new West Balkan routes from Budapest in April 2017

Wizz Air has announced five new West Balkan routes from Budapest that will commence in April 2017. The new routes will connect Budapest with five capitals of countries in the West Balkan region, Skopje in Macedonia, Podgorica in Montenegro, Tirana in Albania, Prishtina in Kosovo and Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Earlier this year the National Ministry of Development enacted that a public service obligation is imposed, and announced a public procurement tender for operating the routes connecting Hungary with important economic routes in the region. The tender invitation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, Wizz Air applied and was awarded the concession for four years. The new routes will connect the countries directly, boost bi-directional tourism and establish an important link for trade and business.