Wizz Air carries 4.7m passengers amid turbulent period PASSENGER NUMBERS Wizz Air’s passenger levels have increased despite the last few months of travel disruption. The low-cost carrier carried 4.7 million travellers in July, up from the 4.3 million reported a month earlier. Load factor – the measure of how well an airline fills its seats – grew by 3.6 per cent on June’s levels to [...]
Wizz Air cancels 10 per cent of flights as airline battles ongoing travel chaos Travel chaos Wizz Air has announced it will cut additional flights from its summer schedule in a bid to combat the ongoing travel chaos. Chief executive Jozsef Varadi said that cancellations will amount to 10 per cent of summer flights, up from the 5 per cent announced on 11 July. “We’ve been going through some real pain [...]
Wizz Air to cut additional flights as it posts €285m operating loss Wizz Air Wizz Air has announced it will cut an additional 5 per cent of services to guarantee smoother operations amid the ongoing travel chaos, which has affected the aviation industry in the UK and in Europe. The Hungarian airline, listed in London, said it had improved the “agility and resilience” of its network, adjusting its schedule [...]
Wizz Air’s boss under fire following comments on staff reporting fatigue June 9, 2022 Wizz Air’s boss Jozsef Varadi has come under fire after he made comments against pilots reporting symptoms of fatigue. In an internal video leaked yesterday, the chief executive was heard telling staff to “go the extra mile.” “We cannot run this business when every fifth person of a base reports sickness because that person is [...]
Wizz Air posts wider losses as it battles fuel prices and disruption June 8, 2022 Wizz Air Group's recovery journey has finally left the runway, with rising passenger numbers driving optimism at the company.
Wizz Air enjoys pandemic rebound as summer travel begins June 6, 2022 The revival of international travel following sustained pandemic disruption continues, with Wizz Air reporting a big boost in numbers.
Wizz Air eyes Saudi Arabia expansion to jump on growing tourism sector May 10, 2022 Wizz Air has announced it was looking into expanding its operations in Saudi Arabia. The low-cost carrier said today it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Saudi ministry of investment to support the development of the country’s tourism sector. Commenting on the announcement, travel expert Rob Staines said: “This is exciting news. Much [...]
Come fly with me: Wizz Air flew 3.62m passengers last month as holidays rocket May 3, 2022 Wizz Air said it has carried a staggering 3.62 million passengers in April, 542 per cent up on April 2021. For the week ending 2 May, Wizz Air reported an average of 722 flights per day, ranking seventh in Europe’s top 10 aircraft operators. The low-cost carrier beat legacy airlines such as British Airways (BA), [...]
Passengers enraged after Wizz Air flight lands in Sheffield instead of Gatwick April 20, 2022 Passengers were left enraged after a Wizz Air flight landed in Sheffield, 200 miles away from scheduled destination of London Gatwick. Travellers took it to Twitter to complain about the low-cost carrier after a flight from Tel Aviv departed three hours late. Before take-off, passengers were told the plane would land in Luton instead of [...]
Wizz Air forecasts up to €652m loss after Covid rules and war in Ukraine dent air travel demand April 14, 2022 Budget airline Wizz Air said it anticipates a net loss of between €652m and €632m, as air travel demand was restrained by Covid and war in Ukraine. The airline anticipated a reported net loss for the full year while its fourth quarter operating result is expected to be within a range of a loss of [...]