According to Serbian Economist, low-cost carrier Wizz Air will open its first hub in Montenegro at Podgorica Airport on March 30, 2026, and begin a phased rollout of 17 new routes to European cities. This was announced by Montenegro’s airport operator, Aerodromi Crne Gore.
According to the published information, the new flights will be introduced gradually from late March through mid-June. Among the announced destinations are Malmö, Paris-Beauvais, Hamburg, Maastricht, Catania, Bratislava, Barcelona, Basel, Rzeszów, Rome, Baden-Baden, Cologne, Ljubljana, Poznań, Vilnius, Gdańsk, and Wrocław.
As previously reported, Wizz Air will station two Airbus A321neo aircraft in Podgorica. According to the company’s estimates, the new base will create about 80 direct jobs and generate approximately 700 indirect ones, as well as increase tourist and business traffic through the capital of Montenegro. Back in October 2025, the carrier stated that the launch of the base and new routes is expected to add about 1 million seats per year.
For Podgorica Airport, the project also has infrastructure significance. Aerodromi Crne Gore previously announced plans to invest €21 million in equipment and modernization in 2026, with the main focus on Podgorica, where traffic is expected to grow by approximately 50%, in part thanks to the Wizz Air hub.
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According to the Serbian Economist, Montenegro is negotiating with the Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air to create an aviation hub in the country, which will allow the launch of up to 20 new international destinations from Podgorica and Tivat.
This was announced by the Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs of Montenegro, Filip Radulovic, in an interview with Boka News.
According to the minister, the parties are “in the final stage of negotiations” and the final agreement could be signed in the coming weeks.
“The establishment of a Wizz Air hub in Montenegro will be a significant step to increase the country’s transport accessibility and strengthen its position on the European tourist map,” Radulovic said.
Wizz Air is expected to deploy up to three Airbus A320/A321 base aircraft in Podgorica, which will create hundreds of new jobs and increase passenger traffic by 30-40% in the first year of operation. Among the new destinations considered are flights to Italy, Germany, Poland, France, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary and the UK, as well as to several cities in the Balkan region.
The Ministry of Transport emphasizes that increasing the number of direct flights will boost tourism and business contacts, as well as expand opportunities for the Montenegrin diaspora and export of local products to EU countries.
“This is not just an aviation project – it is an element of a long-term strategy to turn Montenegro into a regional logistics hub between Central Europe and the Adriatic,” Radulovic said.
According to experts, the opening of Wizz Air hub can increase the number of air passengers in Montenegro from the current 2.3 million to 3 million people per year, as well as attract additional 200-300 thousand foreign tourists annually.
In addition, it will allow the country to strengthen ties with major European capitals and increase the sustainability of the tourist flow, which today is highly dependent on seasonality.
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