UAE airline reveals how it offers cheapest fares

UAE airline reveals how it offers cheapest fares

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Wizz Air's business model is to try to lower the cost to the passenger and maximise the number of passengers on each flight. - Supplied photo

Published: Sat 12 Nov 2022, 2:13 PM Last updated: Sat 12 Nov 2022, 2:43 PM

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s budget airline, is a name synonymous with ultra-low fares. Remember the Dh1 Abu Dhabi-Athens offer? The airline keeps creating a stir in the market with its cheapest deals but how does it manage to do so?

Bracing for a busy winter and tourism season, Michael Berlouis, managing director of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, in an interview revealed the several efficient and eco-friendly ways deployed by the airline to offer its customers incredible deals.

“So, I guess it’s not one thing. It’s the entire model. We ultimately try to decrease the cost of air travel down to really what is the minimum for us to operate safely and reliably. For example, the aircraft have more seats than our competitors. We will do more flights than our competitors. Our crew will basically go and then come back. We have a very small office team that does support the operations