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On 30th October, 2013, the low-fare low-cost airline Wizz Air has launched a new route from Vilnius to Tel Aviv. The inaugural departure from Vilnius International Airport was greeted by Israeli Ambassador to Latvia and Lithuania.

First Wizz Air’s flight from Vilnius International Airport to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport departed today at 4:45 PM on Vilnius time.  The route is one of two new destinations introduced during the winter season of VIA and will initially be operated with 2 weekly frequencies.

Wizz Air's corporate spokesman Daniel de Carvalho said: “We are thrilled to start our operations between Vilnius and Tel Aviv. Passengers from Lithuania now have access to Wizz Air's low fares beyond Europe. Wizz Air will offer 45,000 seats on this route in the next twelve months. We hope that Vilnius will benefit from the inflow of tourists from Israel to visit the Jerusalem of the North and stimulate job creation in tourism and hospitality sectors. On the other hand the Lithuanian consumers will appreciate visiting beautiful Tel Aviv all year round and have access to a premier winter sun destination. With 2 weekly frequencies it is very convenient to book a long weekend in this friendly and warm city. Tickets are already on sale starting from only LTL 209 on wizzair.com”.

 “We are very proud that our highly important partner decided to operate Tel Aviv route on regular basis providing an opportunity to reach this exotic and historically as well as politically important place with regular direct flight from Vilnius. It is great for VNO to note that our route capacity and span during winter season is presented with minimal changes and even operating new destinations,” Gediminas Almantas, CEO of VIA.

During 2013/2014 winter season VNO will operate 37 regular routes destinations to 45 airports in 22 countries around Europe and beyond.

About Wizz Air: Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe* and operates a fleet of 45 Airbus A320 aircraft offering more than 290 routes from 18 bases, connecting 95 destinations across 35 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of 1,700 aviation professionals deliver superior service and very low airfares making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over 12 million passengers in 2012.

*Source: Innovata, on the basis of scheduled departing seat capacity for the year ended 31 March 2013 (“FY 2013”) and the six months ending 30 September 2013 (“H1 2014”). 1. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is a region comprised of Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.