Delayed Wizz Air Abu Dhabi gets final nod to launch operations

Delayed Wizz Air Abu Dhabi gets final nod to launch operations

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the new national airline of the UAE whose official launch has been delayed by coronavirus restrictions, has officially received its air operator certificate from the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), it was announced on Saturday.

Receiving the certificate completes the last step in the regulatory processes to allow the airline to launch operations which were originally due to start on October 1.

Wizz Air mulls postponement if a ban on foreign visitors to Abu Dhabi isn't relaxed soon

In September, the CEO of Wizz Air Holdings said it would delay the launch of its new airline in Abu Dhabi if a ban on foreign visitors wasn't relaxed.

Flights will be pushed back by a few weeks because of the health-related restrictions, Jozsef Varadi said.

No new launch date has yet