Wizz Air jet had to abandon take-off after insect laid eggs inside sensor

Wizz Air jet pilots had to abandon take-off at 140mph when speed sensor failed because insect had laid three eggs in it The Wizz Air pilots were thundering down the runway at Doncaster Airport Probe later blamed three tiny eggs, each the size of a grain of rice inside sensor The June 16 episode was … Read more

No-frills airline Wizz Air plots swoop for 1 in 5 Gatwick flights

Wizz Air plotting expansion that could see it operating up to one in five flights from Gatwick within five years By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 24 October 2020 Wizz Air is plotting a multi-billion-pound expansion that could see it operating up to one … Read more

Wizz Air will create 5,000 jobs if it lands extra slots at Gatwick

Budget carrier Wizz Air will create 5,000 jobs if it lands extra slots at Gatwick By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 22:41 BST, 1 September 2020 Wizz Air is pushing for more landing slots at Gatwick, insisting it would be able to create 5,000 jobs. While … Read more

Gemma Collins ‘signs six figure deal to become the face of budget airline Wizz Air’

She’s been nursing a broken heart amid her explosive split from boyfriend James ‘Arg’ Argent.  But Gemma Collins may have found something to smile about as she’s reportedly signed a six figure deal to become the face of budget airline Wizz Air. The self-proclaimed diva, 39, shared her thrilling news on Instagram on Friday, uploading … Read more

Wizz Air carried 100,000 more passengers than Ryanair last month

Battle of budget airlines sees Wizz Air beat rival Ryanair with 100,000 more passengers last month Wizz Air opened new bases in Dortmund, St Petersburg, and Bacau in Romania The airline industry has suffered greatly massively from the Covid-19 pandemic Ryanair pilots agreed to have their wages cut by 20% yesterday to save 260 jobs  … Read more

Tui credit notes and ‘misleading’ Wizz Air adverts are among the Holiday Guru topics this week 

The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week topics tackled include ‘misleading’ adverts for Wizz Air flights to Bulgaria, arranging refunds for Interrail passes, re-booking cancelled Ryanair flights and accepting Refund Credit Notes from Tui.  Q. I received a Wizz Air promo email saying ‘Bulgaria is open’ and advertising 20 … Read more

Wizz Air announces launch of SIX more routes serving Luton Airport including flights to Faro

Flybe: Europe’s largest regional airline collapsed on March 5 after months on the brink, triggering 2,400 job losses and left around 15,000 passengers stranded across the UK and Europe. Flybe’s owners, a consortium including Virgin Atlantic, the Stobart Group and hedge fund firm Cyrus Capital, blamed coronavirus for hastening the ailing airline’s collapse. Flybe operated … Read more

Wizz Air becomes first airline to resume overseas flights to Romania, Hungary, Portugal and Spain

Travellers arrived at Luton Airport today for the first time since Britain went into lockdown as the budget carrier Wizz Air resumed some flights – with strict new rules for cabin crew and passengers. Low-cost Hungarian airline Wizz Air is one of the first European airlines to restart routes during the coronavirus pandemic. The airline … Read more

Low cost airline Wizz Air will resume flights form Luton tomorrow

Low cost airline Wizz Air will resume flights from Luton airport to Spain, Portugal and other destinations tomorrow – even though some are to countries that won’t let foreigners in Wizz Air will resume flights from London Luton airport from tomorrow morning The airline plans to have 10 per cent of its services running during … Read more

Budget airline Wizz Air becomes first to restore flights from London to European destinations

Budget airline Wizz Air has become the first to restore flights from London to Europe, with planes scheduled to take off as early as next week. Flights will be leaving London Luton for Tenerife, Lisbon, Budapest and other major cities from May 1. Seats are priced from £16.99. The continent-wide coronavirus lockdown has seen European air … Read more