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Wizz Air continues its Eastern European expansion, this time in Bulgaria

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Wizz Air is pursuing further expansion in the Eastern European market with recently announced plans to grow its Sofia base in 2013 and 2014. The expansion will see the low-cost carrier base a fourth aircraft at the Bulgarian capital and launch two new routes, as well as increase frequencies on four existing routes.

The expansion will focus mainly on Western European destinations, including a new twice weekly flight to Malmo in Sweden. But there will also be a new thrice weekly link from Sofia to Dubai's new airport.

Wizz's expansion places further pressure on flag carrier Bulgaria Air, which currently accounts for 26% of capacity in its home market.

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