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Wizz Air halts Rome route from Debrecen amid broader flight reductions
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Starting at the end of October, Wizz Air will only operate flights to London from Debrecen, halting its Rome routes, while even the London flights will become less frequent. Meanwhile, two seasonal holiday routes are expected to return next year.
According to Dehir.hu, the Hungarian-owned low-cost airline continues to drastically reduce its presence in Debrecen.
As of 6 October, the Rome flight will be suspended indefinitely, confirmed Wizz Air’s Corporate Communications Manager, Olívia Harangozó.
She also noted that Wizz Air would maintain two daily flights to Rome from Budapest, though this is little consolation for travellers from Debrecen. While later dates for the Debrecen-Rome flight are still listed on the schedule, bookings are no longer possible after 5 October.
The route between Debrecen and Rome, launched less than a year ago in December, is now set to end abruptly despite previous communication that it had been performing well, making the suspension particularly surprising.
Wizz Air’s closure of Debrecen base
In July, Wizz Air announced that it would relocate its Debrecen-based aircraft to Budapest from 27 October, sharply cutting the number of flights from the city.
Alongside the Rome route, Wizz Air will also cancel two more permanent routes from Debrecen—to Istanbul and Eindhoven—both of which will be dropped from the schedule starting in November, Dehir.hu writes.
The Eindhoven route, one of the oldest and previously most successful along with the London route, is being cancelled despite its long-standing popularity. The Istanbul route, on the other hand, was only introduced in April of this year.
Burgas as a summer route
Wizz Air’s statement confirmed that the Bulgarian destination of Burgas will remain available, although it was initially only intended as a seasonal route. However, Burgas flights will not operate this October, with the airline planning to resume the route in summer 2025, running from late June through September.