Wizz Air
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Destinations | 141 |
|---|---|
| Parent organizations | Wizz Air Holdings |
| Indigo Partners | |
| Ceo | Jozsef Varadi |
| Headquarters | Budapest |
| Hungary | |
| Hub | Katowice Airport |
| Phone | 0850 390 1948 |
| Hubs | London Luton Airport |
| Founded | Budapest |
| Hungary | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 553309 |
About Wizz Air
Wizz Air, legally incorporated as Wizz Air Hungary Ltd., is a Hungarian ultra low-cost carrier with its head office in Budapest, Hungary. The airline serves many cities across Europe, as well as some destinations in North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.
UK to arrange flights for Britons stranded in Israel
... But British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, EasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air, Air France, Lufthansa and Emirates have all suspended flights in recent days...
British Airways suspends Israel flights after plane U-turns
... EasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air, Air France, Lufthansa and Emirates have suspended flights from Israel into the UK...
People struggle to leave Israel after more flights cut
... EasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air as well as Air France, Lufthansa and Emirates have suspended all flights to the UK...
Have airlines gone too far with their extra fees?
... For instance, three of the UK s most popular airlines - Ryanair, EasyJet and Wizz Air - have cut the size of their free cabin baggage allowance by half since 2018, " Many passengers will find it unfair to find they must pay much more than the headline fare - with many airlines adding on extortionate fees just for the privilege of sitting with small children, or taking a cabin bag onboard, " Rory Boland, travel editor at consumer group Which? tells the BBC...
Gatwick strikes called off by ground staff
... Workers at Menzie, which deals with Wizz Air flights, agreed a 13% increase for ground handling staff and a 17% increase for the lowest paid staff...
Wizz Air passengers may get refunds as claims reopened
...By Katy Austin & Michael ErtlBBC transport correspondent & business reporterRejected passenger claims against Wizz Air will be re-examined after an " unprecedented" intervention by the UK s aviation regulator...
Wizz Air perform worst for flight delays
...Wizz Air was the worst major airline for flight delays from UK airports for the second year in a row, new figures show...
Man sent bailiffs to Luton Airport for Wizz Air refund
...A passenger sent bailiffs to Luton Airport to confront Wizz Air over money owed to him after his family s flights were cancelled at the last minute...
Man sent bailiffs to Luton Airport for Wizz Air refund
A passenger sent bailiffs to Luton Airport to confront Wizz Air over money owed to him after His Family 's flights were cancelled at The Last minute.
Russell Quirk said he was left with little choice but to find another route to Portugal which cost him £4,500.
After months of waiting for Wizz Air reimbursement, he went to court and ended up sending in The bailiffs.
Wizz Air paid up, apologised and said it " fell short of Our Own aspirations and our customers' expectations".
The Company is one of A Number of budget airlines facing county court claims against them, as.
The Way customers have been treated by Wizz Air has been " shocking, shambolic and shoddy" Mr Quirk, a property expert from Brentwood, in Essex, told The Bbc .
He had booked flights from Luton Airport To Faro in January Last Year for A Family Holiday with his wife and three daughters in The May half-term.
He awoke early on The Morning of their flight to find a message from Wizz Air saying it was cancelled.
" There was no explanation, no alternative offered and no apology, " He Said .
" I had to wake my three daughters and tell them we weren't going On Holiday - They were very upset. "
With hotels, transfers and an airport lounge already paid for, He Said The only viable option was to find another carrier, which The Family took The Following day.
Those flights, together with money lost on a night in hotel rooms and other expenses, cost him £4,500, He Said .
On his return he tried to get recompense from Wizz Air , but He Said it took almost two months for The cost of his original flights to be returned along with other legal compensation.
But, He Said Wizz Air repeatedly ignored his claim for " consequential losses" - The £4,500 extra he had spent.
He took his case to The County court but said Wizz Air " ignored" The Judgement made against The Company , so bailiffs were sent in to The Wizz Air desk at Luton Airport .
" Their option was to hand over The Money or The bailiffs would take it in goods - it might have been chairs, tables, computers or an aircraft, " said Mr Quirk.
He joked that he might have liked a plane At Home , but The Company did pay him his money.
Mr Quirk said: " Increasingly businesses are thinking They can treat customers like dirt and I'm determined to eradicate that.
" My message is, where big companies stonewall you, if you persevere you can get what is owed to you. "
A spokesperson for Wizz Air said: " In The summer of 2022, due to unprecedented levels of disruption across Europe and The UK which affected The entire industry, we fell short of Our Own aspirations and our customers' expectations.
" When things went wrong, we did not React Quickly enough to manage The High volume of customer claims that resulted from this disruption. We Are sorry about this and We Are working to ensure that our customers' experience with Wizz is better this year.
" Since December, Wizz has paid all CCJs [county court judgements] where it received The Judgment , and is continuing to work to settle all other outstanding claims as quickly as possible. "
Source of news: bbc.com
