Wizz Air Adds 11 New Italy Routes from Milan, Naples, Catania

Wizz Air announced an expansion of its Italian operations on 20 May 2026, adding 11 new domestic and international routes across three existing bases. Three new Airbus A321neo aircraft will be deployed — one each at Milan Malpensa, Naples International and Catania-Fontanarossa — adding more than 500,000 seats annually to the Italian network.

Milan Malpensa

The new aircraft brings Wizz Air’s Malpensa fleet to 10 planes and expands the base to 50 routes across 23 countries. New routes launching from mid-September 2026 include Santander, Zaragoza, Porto and Agadir. The Agadir connection is notable: it opens a low-cost route between northern Italy and the Moroccan coast, a pairing that currently has limited direct options.

Naples

A new aircraft arrives at Naples from 14 December 2026, adding routes to Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao. Wizz Air will simultaneously increase the Naples–Venice frequency from 11 to 14 weekly flights. The Naples network grows to 23 routes across 13 countries, with the new aircraft adding over 500,000 additional annual seats on the base’s combined services.

Catania

The Catania base gains a new Porto route from 27 October and three daily flights to Rome Fiumicino from 14 December — making Wizz Air a competitive option on one of Italy’s highest-volume domestic corridors. New routes to Valencia and Alicante also open at Catania during the same winter period.

Background: Italy as a focus for Wizz Air’s Europe pivot

The Italian expansion follows Wizz Air’s withdrawal from its Abu Dhabi base in early 2026, with capacity being redeployed to European routes. Italy is one of the airline’s largest European markets, and today’s announcement is explicitly positioned as part of a winter 2026–27 Italy strategy rather than a one-off addition.

What this means for travelers

The most practical benefit is more price competition on routes that Wizz Air is now entering or increasing. The Catania–Rome frequency increase gives Sicily travelers three daily low-cost options on a route previously dominated by ITA Airways. The Malpensa–Porto and Malpensa–Agadir additions open Morocco and northern Portugal to northern Italy without a connection.

For travelers combining Italy with Spain, Morocco or Portugal, direct pricing comparisons across the new Wizz Air routes and existing connections are now worth running. Our guide to getting around Italy covers the trade-offs between budget airlines, trains and ferries across the country. Our Milan guide covers transit from Malpensa into the city, and our Rome guide includes options for connecting onward from Fiumicino. The Florence guide is useful for anyone combining central and northern Italy on the same trip.