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  • News: Dubai World Central to open in October

    Dubai Airports has announced Dubai World Central will open its doors to passengers on October 27th, 2013 when launch carriers nasair and Wizz Air commence operations into the emirate’s second airport.

    nasair plans to function over 50 flights every week between Dubai and numerous destinations in Saudi Arabia.

    The Saudi-based carrier already operates 950 weekly flights to twenty-eight destinations with a fleet of 21 aircraft constituted of Airbus A320s and Embraer E190s.

    Wizz Air, which gives low-cost air transport across 30 countries with 16 bases across Europe, will provide non-stop services linking Dubai World Central to Central and Eastern Europe.

    Wizz Air has a fleet of 40 Airbus A320 aircraft operating over 1,500 weekly flights to 93 destinations.

    Construction of Dubai World Central’s passenger terminal building was completed in 2012.

    Upon opening, the brand new facility will offer full retail in addition food and beverage amenities.

    It is serviced by one A380 capable runway, 64 remote aircraft stands and has capacity for as much as seven million passengers per year.

    The terminal will undergo a whole testing and trial programme over the arriving months to verify a unbroken opening.

    “A new era in Dubai’s already proud aviation story is determined to start out,” said Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths.

    “The introduction of passenger services from Dubai World Central is step one within the long run development of the airport and should provide an exquisite alternative to travellers.

    “We are equally thrilled to welcome our launch airlines Wizz Air and nasair.

    “We sit up for announcing additional airlines and services within the months to return.”

    Dubai World Central first opened for cargo operations in June 2010 and has quickly established itself as an emerging cargo airport within the region with 36 airlines (scheduled and chartered) handling 219,092 tonnes of air freight on 16,317 aircraft movements during 2012. 

    Dubai Airports launched general aviation operations at DWC on April 28th, 2011 following the overall Civil Aviation Authority’s regulatory acclaim for flights carrying as much as 50 passengers and crew on February 24th, 2011.

    Upon completion, Dubai World Central turns into the world’s largest airport with five runways and an ultimate capacity of 160 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of cargo each year.

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  • Wizz Air and VisitBritain renew partnership

    Wizz Air, the most important low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe, together with VisitBritain, the national tourism agency of the UK, announced the renewal of their successful partnership to promote low fare routes between Poland and the UK in a bid to attract more Polish tourists.

    The joint “Great” campaign in 2012 increased awareness among Polish consumers for Great Britain as a tourism destination and together with Visit Britain the airline will invest in promoting its 15 Polish routes to 7 UK destinations between April and June 2013. Great Britain is the third most visited destination by Polish tourists and around 60% of all Polish visitors to the UK arrive by air, therefore providing an excellent opportunity for the British Tourism agency and Wizz Air to join forces in promoting Great Britain as an excellent choice for short breaks.

    The partnership will include an advertising campaign and a bigger number of low fare promotions on Wizz Air flights between Poland and the UK to attract Polish visitors to Great Britain’s unique features. The campaign will highlight that “Tradition, Culture, Sport and Shopping is GREAT Britain”.

    Daniel de Carvalho, Corporate Communications Manager at Wizz Air, said: “Wizz Air is excited about its renewed partnership with VisitBritain because our 15 low in cost routes from 7 Polish airports to Great Britain are the best choice for Polish travelers and this campaign is a confirmation of Wizz Air’s attractive low fares route offer to Great Britain. With fares starting from GBP 19.99 there is a reason for everyone to go and visit Great Britain!”

    Joanna Sosnowska, Representative Poland at VisitBritain, said: “Wizz Air was a valuable partner in 2012 to carry visitors to the London 2012 Games and to draw Polish passengers to explore more of what Great Britain offers its visitors.

    VisitBritain’s four year global campaign “Great Britain – You’re Invited”, joins forces with strong partners which are equipped of quickly generating tourism traffic, and i’m thrilled to determine how low fares contribute to stimulate demand and influence travel choices. Polish tourists of every age will find the proper fare offer on wizzair.com and the ideal entertainment choice at their UK destination. From unforgettable landscapes heritage, sport, culture and shopping in world-class shops, stores and markets – everything could be experienced in Great Britain making the subsequent trip truly “GREAT”.”

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