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Wizz Air matches Ryanair's plan to resume Ukraine flights within 6 weeks of any ceasefire

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Budget airline Wizz Air plans to start flying to Ukraine within six weeks of any ceasefire agreement with Russia, CEO Jozsef Varadi told Reuters on Tuesday, matching a promise made by competitor Ryanair earlier this month.

Wizz Air's resumption of flights to Ukraine, suspended after the full-scale Russian invasion of February 2022, would reinstate about 30 inbound routes into Ukraine, the CEO said.

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