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

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

Wizz Air announces launch of SIX new routes serving Luton Airport from next month days after resuming flights to European destinations for the first time since lockdown By Joe Middleton For Mailonline Published: 13:08 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 13:26 BST, 5 May 2020 Wizz Air has announced the launch of six new routes … Read more

Wizz Air unveils plans to slash routes, cut costs and freeze recruitment

Wizz Air unveils plans to slash routes, cut costs and freeze recruitment as becomes latest airline to see bookings plunge amid coronavirus fears Airline said it will reduce flights from March 11 to countries affected by the virus It said a task force has been set up to ‘address financial implications of Covid-19’ The measures … Read more