Wizz Air is suspending 13 routes connecting Poland and Romania to destinations across Europe, with the cuts phased in between mid-September and late October 2026. The package covers 2 Polish routes and 11 Romanian routes, hitting regional airports in Timișoara, Craiova, Brașov, Bucharest, Suceava and Cluj-Napoca hardest. Some of the affected routes will return as seasonal services in 2027; others are suspended indefinitely. Here is the full list.

The full list of 13 suspended routes

Note: the Cluj-Napoca – Oslo route operates via Sandefjord Airport, marketed as “Oslo Torp” and located roughly 110 km from central Oslo – the same route referenced under either name across different reports.

Seasonal vs. permanent: what actually comes back

Not all 13 routes disappear for good. Four are being converted to seasonal operation rather than cancelled outright:

• Warsaw – Brașov: returns 8 June 2027
• Katowice – Brașov: returns 30 March 2027
• Bucharest – Birmingham: continues on a seasonal basis
• Suceava – Birmingham: continues on a seasonal basis

The remaining routes – the four Timișoara connections, Brașov-Nuremberg, Craiova-Naples, and both Cluj-Napoca routes – are suspended without a confirmed return date. Bucharest-Turku is described as “paused” rather than cancelled, having already been paused once earlier in 2026.

This wave is separate from an earlier round of cuts in May/June 2026, when Wizz Air scrapped Bucharest-Bratislava, Bucharest-Paris Orly, Bucharest-Pescara and Craiova-Memmingen, and cancelled a planned Timișoara-Birmingham route before it ever launched.

Why is Wizz Air cutting these routes?

Wizz Air’s official line is that this is routine network optimisation, adjusting capacity to where demand is strongest. But the timing lines up closely with the airline’s well-documented, separate Pratt & Whitney GTF engine crisis. A manufacturing defect involving contaminated powdered metal has caused microscopic cracks in high-pressure turbine discs on the engines that power much of Wizz Air’s A320neo/A321neo fleet, forcing EASA-mandated inspections that pull engines out of service for extended periods. At various points since the crisis began in 2023, around 30 to 40 Wizz Air aircraft have been grounded simultaneously. With fewer available aircraft, airlines typically protect their highest-yield core routes first and trim smaller, secondary regional connections – exactly the pattern seen here, with regional Romanian airports losing service while the network’s larger hubs are left untouched. It is the same underlying capacity squeeze that earlier led Wizz Air to scrap its A321XLR long-haul routes. Wizz Air has said it expects the engine crisis to largely ease by the end of 2026, with its full fleet flying again by 2027.

What this means for travellers

If you have a booking on any of these 13 routes, especially for travel after the suspension dates above, check your reservation directly with Wizz Air – some tickets stop being sold well before the actual cut-off date. Passengers on the four seasonal routes should expect service to return in 2027, while the remaining nine routes have no confirmed relaunch date. Travellers connecting through Bucharest, Timișoara, Craiova, Brașov or Cluj-Napoca should double-check alternative routings well in advance.

Frequently asked questions

Which Wizz Air routes are being suspended?

13 routes in total: 2 from Poland (Warsaw-Brașov, Katowice-Brașov) and 11 from Romania, covering Timișoara, Craiova, Brașov, Bucharest, Suceava and Cluj-Napoca.

When do the suspensions start?

Between mid-September 2026 (Timișoara routes) and late October 2026 (most other routes), with Craiova-Naples ending on 24 October 2026 specifically.

Will any of these routes come back?

Yes. Warsaw-Brașov returns 8 June 2027, Katowice-Brașov returns 30 March 2027, and the Bucharest-Birmingham and Suceava-Birmingham routes continue on a seasonal basis.

Why is Wizz Air cutting these routes?

Officially, Wizz Air cites network and capacity optimisation. The timing coincides with the airline’s ongoing Pratt & Whitney GTF engine crisis, which has grounded 30-40 aircraft at a time since 2023 and is pushing the airline to concentrate its reduced capacity on higher-demand core routes.

Is the Cluj-Napoca route to Oslo or Sandefjord?

Both names refer to the same route: it operates via Sandefjord Airport, marketed under the name “Oslo Torp,” about 110 km from central Oslo.

Sources: based on reporting from Fly4free.pl, Romania Insider, Gandul.ro and Știri de Cluj.