Wizz Air Expands Its Summer Programme in Bulgaria: New Flights to Corfu and Budapest

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air is expanding its route network in Bulgaria as part of its 2026 summer flight schedule. The airline has launched direct flights from Sofia to the Greek island of Corfu, as well as services from the coastal cities of Varna and Burgas to Budapest.

Flights on the Sofia–Corfu route will operate twice a week. The combined frequency of services between Bulgaria’s Black Sea airports and the Hungarian capital will amount to five flights per week during the summer season.

The expansion of the route network is part of Wizz Air’s broader programme in Bulgaria. During the summer of 2026, the airline plans to operate 70 routes from the country’s four international airports: Sofia, Varna, Burgas and Plovdiv. The destination network covers around 20 countries in Europe and the Middle East.

To strengthen its operational capacity, the airline has added an eighth aircraft to its Sofia base and a third aircraft to its Varna base. Wizz Air has been operating in the Bulgarian market since 2005.

The digitalisation of passenger services is another area of the airline’s development. Wizz Air has announced plans to introduce Starlink satellite internet across its entire fleet in 2027.

Comment by the Institute of Danube Research

The expansion of air connectivity between Bulgaria and Hungary is a clear example of improving transport links within the Danube Region. This is not only about developing tourism routes. Affordable direct flights between Budapest, Varna and Burgas create additional opportunities for business contacts, citizens’ mobility and regional economic development.

As experts of the Institute of Danube Research have previously noted, these trends also have practical significance for Ukraine. Bulgaria’s coastal cities are strengthening their role as transport hubs within the Black Sea–Danube area. In the longer term, this may broaden opportunities for travel and international communication for residents of Ukraine’s southern regions, particularly after the full restoration of cross-border transport links.

The development of aviation, rail, road and waterway infrastructure should be viewed as interconnected components of a common transport space in the Danube Region.