Reading Time: < 1 minute European budget airline Wizz Air suspends plans to resume flights from Moscow to Abu Dhabi amid increasing criticism over the relaunch decision this month. Wizz Air started flying to Moscow in December 2021 but stopped shortly after, in February 2022, when the military conflict in Ukraine began. However, recently, the airline announced the relaunch of […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Two Wizz Air routes from Belgrade, Serbia, will probably be canceled this winter. It has suspended ticket sales on services from the Serbian capital to Vaxjo and Sandefjord. This year’s last flights to the two cities are on October 1 and 2, respectively. The airline canceled the two flights between Scandinavia and Serbia because it […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wizz Air UK has announced it is looking to wind down operations at Cardiff Airport (CWL) in Wales, naming a ‘challenging macro-economic environment’ as the main reason for this decision. Marion Geoffroy, Managing Director, Wizz Air UK, said, “We are very disappointed to have to suspend several routes from Cardiff Airport for the winter season. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wizz Air has wet-leased a B737-800 from Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines to add to its Sofia base operations. The ten-year-old Boeing aircraft had been stored from February 18 to June 22 at Belgrade airport. After that, it operated charter flights under SkyUp’s code before the ACMI agreement with Wizz Air. The Ukrainian LCC has been placing […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wizz Air has reopened its summer base at Burgas, on the Bulgarian Black Sea. The base opened last year and is one of a minority of airports at which European airlines station aircraft and crew for a few months in the summer season. The departure of Wizz Air flight W64211 that left Burgas on June […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wizz Air will investigate the possibility of ultra-low-cost hydrogen-powered operations as part of the collaboration. It will give the airline a better understanding of how flying a zero-emission hydrogen aircraft may benefit its long-term economic plan. “At Wizz Air, we stay ambitious with our expansion plan to deliver on our mission to make travel accessible […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wizz Air reported a considerable rise in passenger numbers for April as air travel continued to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The budget airline carried over 3.62mln passengers in April, a surge of 542% from the same month last year, with capacity jumping 355.7% to 4.34mln seats. The load factor that measures the percentage of […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute From 1 April, junior flight attendants having less than 9 months’ experience will receive a minimum of £18,000, with target-related bonuses up to £23,450. Cabin crew with more than 10 months’ experience will earn £20,480 and will be able to add another £6,000 to their pay packet if they hit targets. Senior cabin crew will […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute According to independent ESG analyst Sustainalytics, Hungarian carrier Wizz Air has been declared Europe’s most sustainable airline. The airline scored a 25.0 ESG Risk Rating, the lowest amongst all European carriers. Wizz Air CEO, Józef Váradi, said, “We are proud to be in this prestigious industry-leading position which confirms Wizz Air’s sustainability efforts. Having been […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Low-cost airline Wizz Air has bought a portfolio of take-off and landing slots at Gatwick airport from Norwegian Air Shuttle. The Hungarian carrier has acquired 15 daily slot pairs from Norwegian. It will use the slots to build its network of short-haul flights from the UK as part of an aggressive expansion plan that has […]