Low-cost airline Wizz Air has officially resumed operations at Suceava “Ștefan cel Mare” International Airport in north-eastern Romania, which is the closest international airport to Ukraine.
According to the airline’s statement, two Airbus A321neo aircraft are based in Suceava, and more than 130,000 seats have been added for the 2025/26 winter season. Starting this week, Wizz Air is launching seven new routes from Suceava to Bologna, Milan-Bergamo, Venice, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Birmingham, Larnaca and Brussels-Charleroi, and from January 2026, it will increase the frequency of flights to Dortmund to four times a week.
With the new destinations, Wizz Air now offers 13 routes from Suceava to six European countries – in addition to the cities mentioned above, there are flights to Vienna, Rome, London, Memmingen and Milan Malpensa.
The airline positions Suceava as the closest international airport for Ukrainian passengers: the airport is located near the border, and there are numerous bus services from Chernivtsi, with the journey usually taking 2-3 hours, sometimes up to 1.5 hours with minimal queues at the Porubne-Siret checkpoint. Ticket prices start at around 400 UAH.
According to industry experts, the development of the base in Suceava expands the range of cheap flights to EU countries for Ukrainian residents while Ukrainian airports remain closed to regular flights due to the full-scale war.
