Wizz Air Expands Italian Routes for Summer 2025

By Ivan PetrenkoApr 12, 2025 07:36 AMNews
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Expanded fleet brings more direct flights. Source: unsplash

Italian carrier Wizz Air said it will be launching over 200 new routes during the summer 2025 operational season, set to be the most extensive expansion in the airline's history. Flights will operate from major Italian airports such as Rome Fiumicino, Milan Malpensa, Venice Marco Polo, Naples, and Catania. In total, more than 13 million low-cost seats will be available, covering 80 destinations across 32 countries throughout Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. This move underlines Wizz Air’s growing focus on the Mediterranean and wider European market.

The new schedule includes direct flights from Rome to Zaragoza and Bilbao, daily services from Venice to Barcelona and Madrid, and expanded connections to Lisbon, London Gatwick, and Greek islands like Santorini, Corfu, and Mykonos. In the revamp network, Spain still looks most well-served among the updated network. This signals increasing popularity of sun-soaked getaways and short-haul city breaks out of Italian hubs. To fill this demand, Wizz Air plans to increase capacity and frequency in the regions central to tourist destinations.

With this expansion, Wizz Air further strengthens its position in Italy, offering passengers an increasingly extensive network and greater travel flexibility.
Salvatore Gabriele Imperiale, Corporate Communications Manager of Wizz Air

Expansion increases traveling options as well and some convenience for someone who wants weekenderning trips with lesser layovers. Direct flights leaving from secondary airports can reduce travel time drastically. Business travelers may even see improved access between economic centres such as Milan and Madrid or Rome and Lisbon. In addition to lower fares, these routes offer greater spontaneity for last-minute planning and easier coordination for cross-border work or leisure trips.

Greek islands like Santorini, Mykonos, and Corfu are once again expected to be top summer choices, with their direct connections from northern Italian cities increasing. At the same time, popular Spanish locations like Valencia, Malaga or Seville are experiencing a cultural and coastal renaissance. This broader access could also enable more evenly distributed tourist flows and push exploration of more under-explored regions.

Scenic view of whitewashed buildings on the cliffs of Santorini at sunset
New direct flights make Greek islands closer. Source: unsplash

While the network expansion signals progress in connectivity and affordability, it also raises important questions about long-term sustainability. The addition of more flights into stretched destinations could encourage over tourism and place pressure on local services and infrastructure. People are being urged to think more carefully about how they travel, not just looking at cost or ease, but also how their trips affect the environment and the places they visit.

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