Bratislava airport will offer new destination in Russia

Planes operated by Wizz Air will fly to Russia four times a week.

Orthodox icon Virgin of Kazan is projected at the Kazansky Cathedral with a statue of Field Marshal Prince Mikhail Kutuzov on the left in St. Petersburg, Russia.Orthodox icon Virgin of Kazan is projected at the Kazansky Cathedral with a statue of Field Marshal Prince Mikhail Kutuzov on the left in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Source: TASR/AP)

Bratislava airport will soon offer a new flight connection to St Petersburg.

Operated by the low-cost airlines Wizz Air, the planes are expected to fly to the new destination and back four times per week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

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The flights will be launched on June 1, but it is already possible to buy plane tickets.

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“We welcome Wizz Air’s decision because the connection to St Petersburg is one we have been trying to gain for a very long time,” said Jozef Pojedinec, general director of the airport, as quoted by the TASR newswire, adding that Slovaks are interested in this destination.

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