ULTRA LOW-COST

Wizz Air expands cheap flights in Mideast, pledges better service

Offering fares at half the price of competitors, Wizz executives acknowledge past problems with on-time performance, but say the business is booming

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A Wizz Air Airbus 320 on approach to Abu Dhabi International Airport

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – At $157 for a round-trip ticket, Wizz Air’s three-hour flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv last April were less than half the cost of FlyDubai, El Al and other competitors.Passengers, however, were...