Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) will open a new base in Chisinau International, Moldova, with effect from March 26, 2017.

Using a single A320-200, the Hungarian LCC will expand Chisinau's existing services to Bologna and Venice Treviso while adding new routes to Barcelona El Prat and Berlin Schönefeld. Other existing services to Milan Bergamo, London Luton and Rome Ciampino will remain untouched for the meantime.

Wizz Air says it will invest USD98 million into the setting up of the new base.