Will the setting up of an Israel hub at Ben Gurion airport by Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air lead to genuine competition and lower fares, or will the move simply harm Israeli airlines and deepen regulatory distortions? Livis expressed strong support for the Wizz Air Israel hub and compared the opposition to it to warnings heard on the eve of the mobile phone reform. "When Wizz Air starts its day in Budapest and not in Tel Aviv, it arrives later and that is reflected in the price," he said. "We are in favor of competition and have been creating competition for years, but competition must be fair," he said. "Wizz Air is not philanthropic - and it operates according to business interests.