News from October 2009

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Transylvania – A ‘Spooktacular’ Success From London Luton Airport

Published: 27 October 2009

London Luton Airport celebrates the 2nd anniversary of flights to Transylvania, Romania with Wizz Air.

With over 120,000 passengers already taking flights to/from Dracula's homeland in Transylvania, the route which operates five times per week has been a fang-tastic success since launch back in October 2007.

With Halloween fast approaching now is the perfect time to visit Dracula's homeland by taking a low cost flight from London Luton with Wizz Air.  Transylvania is a region rich in folklore and tradition, offering warm hospitality as well as myth, mystery and legend. Historic medieval towns blend the art and culture of three civilizations whilst ancient citadels, fortified churches and castles stand guard over this province encircled by the Carpathian Mountains - a paradise for riding, walking or mountain biking.

Simon Harley, Business Development Manager at London Luton Airport, said, "We are delighted with the success of the Transylvania route, one of 15 destinations now operated by Wizz Air, an important partner in the ongoing success of the airport".

Wizz Air is the largest low cost airline based in Central and Eastern Europe and operates a young fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft.  From London Luton, Wizz Air operates to 15 destinations with flights to Bourgas, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-Napoca (Transylvania), Gdansk, Katowice, Kiev, Poznan, Prague, Sofia, Timisoara, Varna, Warsaw, Wroclaw and Zagreb.

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For more information, please contact:
London Luton Airport Press Office 07714 728035
pressoffice@ltn.aero


Notes to Editors:

London Luton Airport is one of the UK's largest airports and carried over 10 million passengers in 2008, employing over 500 staff, the airport is a major economic driver for the region, as well as a major base for 'low cost' or 'no frills' air travel. 
 
easyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Monarch, Thomson, Aer Arann, EL AL, Blue Air, Wind Jet and Flybe operate from the airport, departing to over 90 destinations including services to Europe, Africa, and Asia, with onward connections to Mumbai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Beijing and Bangkok via Tel Aviv.
 
The airport is operated and developed by a consortium of which Abertis Infraestructuras, a leading European infrastructure provider, is a 90 per cent majority shareholder and Aena Internacional, the international business arm of Aena - the Spanish national airport and air traffic control organisation, is a 10 per cent shareholder. 

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