Wizz Air Romania To Reduce Operations In Cluj-Napoca, Move Flights To Targu Mures

Low-cost airline Wizz Air will reduce its transport capacity on Romania's Cluj-Napoca International Airport by 26% as of May 5, moving its operations to the Targu Mures Airport, because of new and increased airport taxes.

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Wizz Air vice-president John Stephenson said, in a press conference on Thursday, that the company will move an Airbus A320 from Cluj-Napoca to Targu Mures, as well as the flights to Dusseldorf, Rome and Dortmund. This move was prompted by Cluj-Napoca Airport management's decision to raise taxes and introduce new ones, he said.

Targu Mures will become Wizz Air's 15th operational base, running flights to Paris, Dortmund, London, Dusseldorf and Rome.

Cluj-Napoca International Airport manager David Ciceo said Wizz Air's decision was "unjustified." He defended the airport's taxes as necessary to cover costs, pointing out that they are the same for every airline.

Wizz Air had been operating from Cluj-Napoca since 2007, flying to 18 European destinations. In 2010, the airline carried more than 400,000 passengers from the city.

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