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{{Infobox_Airline| airline = Wizz Air| logo = Wizz logo.gif| logo_size = 220px| fleet_size = 13(+82)| destinations = 32| IATA = W6| ICAO = WZZ| callsign = WIZZAIR| founded = 2003, [Hungary
|focus_cities = [Poznań Ławica Airport
Budapest Ferihegy International Airport
Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport
Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
Sofia Airport ]| Hub = Budapest Ferihegy International Airport,
Katowice International Airport,
Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport,
Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport| alliance =| website = http://www.wizzair.com-->Wizz Air is a Polish/Hungarian [low-cost carrier focusing on the markets of Central Europe. Its main base is
Katowice International Airport (
Poland). It also has bases at
Budapest Ferihegy International Airport (
Hungary) , Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (Poland), Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (Poland).
Poznań Ławica Airport (Poland), Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (
Bucharest, Romania) and Sofia Airport (
Bulgaria).
History
The airline was established in September
2003. The lead investor is Indigo Partners, an American private equity firm specializing in transportation investments. The first flight was made on
19 May 2004 from Katowice*, 19 days after
Poland and
Hungary entered the European Union and the single European aviation market. The airline carried 250,000 passengers in its first three and a half months, almost 1.4 million passengers in the first year of operations and to date, 5 million passengers.
The airline's CEO and chairman is József Váradi, former Chief executive officer of
Malév Hungarian Airlines. The company is registered in London with operating subsidiaries in Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria. Wizz Air Bulgaria was established in September 2005 Airliner World January 2007. 2007, Wizz Air plan to establish a new operating base in Zagreb, Croatia.
,
Athens,
Greece.n-registered Wizz Air
Airbus A320-200 just off the ground at
London Luton Airport,
England-200 parked at
Brussels South Charleroi Airport before its flight to
Ljubljana,
Slovenia-200 boarding at
Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, (Baneasa)Bucharest before departing for
London Luton AirportWizzair has been voted the best low-fare airline in Poland by the readers of pasazer.com, the largest travel news portal in Poland.
József Váradi, Chief Executive Officer of Wizz Air won the Ernst & Young award of the 'Brave Innovator' in 2007. The prize recognized the break through in the airline business in Hungary and the region, the business model and the business conduct of Wizz Air.
Services
Wizz Air recently announced the launch of new connections between Katowice and Gdansk in Poland to
Cork (city) in Ireland, Luebeck in Germany and Robin Hood Airport also Katowice to Bournemouth Airport in the UK. Summer destinations from Budapest include Rhodes, Corfu, Split, Burgas and Heraklion in Crete. The carrier is expected to launch flights from Budapest and Warsaw to Faro Airport, serving Faro, portuguese region Algarve's capital.
Wizz Air is moving its Romanian operations from Tirgu-Mures Airport (TGM) to Cluj Napoca International Airport (CLJ) starting of November 13, 2007.
Fleet
As of August
2006 the Wizz Air fleet includes Flight International, 3-9 October 2006 :
- 13http://book.wizzair.com/about_us/fleet/ Airbus A320 (plus 82 on order)
Twelve aircraft operate under Wizz Air Hungary and one for Wizz Air Bulgaria. It has committed to one further Airbus A320 lease and has firm orders for 32 Airbus A320s. Airbus orders The airline intends to operate 25-30 aircraft in 3-5 years. The fleet is easily recognisable in airports due to its white, pink and purple colors. All its A320s are powered by
International Aero Engines International Aero Engines V2500 engines, even those to be leased from
GECAS. The 99.5% technical dispatch reliability, which is well above the world average, is ensured by the Lufthansa Technik maintenance organization. Wizz Air Sale and Lease Back with GECAS
On
10 October 2007, Wizz Air confirmed an order for a further 50
Airbus A320 aircraft bringing its total commitments of that type up to 82. " Wizz Air orders 50 more Airbus A320s" Fligt Global, 10/10/2007
Wizz Air Bulgaria
The Bulgarian division of Wizz Air has been awarded licences to begin new services to Germany, Greece,
Turkey and Moldova. At the moment Wizz Air Bulgaria operates flights from Sofia to
London and
Rome, and seasonal services from the
United Kingdom to
Bourgas. 2 weekly flights to
Dortmund will be launched starting 29th October 2007.
Pricing
Wizz Air is a low-cost airline, passengers pay the fare plus taxes and charges which can include a fuel surcharge, insurance and facility charge, air duty charge, passenger service charge, and security tax. These additional taxes and charges can equate to as much as 55 euros one-way. There is an additional 3 euro charge per flight per passenger for ordering via the web using a credit card and a 5 euro charge per booking for ordering over the phone.
Accidents and Incidents
30 May 2007 - Flight 290 from Bucharest to Budapest. At 6:20am, on the runway just before take-off, the engine stalled. Emergency personnel were called to evacuate passengers without injury.http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/30/europe/EU-GEN-Romania-Airplane-Fire.php
Contrary to the newspaper article there was no evidence of any fire reported.
External links
- Official site
- Fleet
- General information about Wizz Air
- Wizzair web page at Flightattitude.com
References
{{Infobox_Airline| airline = Wizz Air| logo = Wizz logo.gif| logo_size = 220px| fleet_size = 13(+82)| destinations = 32| IATA = W6| ICAO = WZZ| callsign = WIZZAIR| founded =
2003, [Hungary
|focus_cities = [Poznań Ławica AirportBudapest Ferihegy International AirportWarsaw Frederic Chopin AirportAurel Vlaicu International Airport
Sofia Airport ]| Hub = Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, Katowice International Airport, Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport| alliance =| website = http://www.wizzair.com-->
Wizz Air is a Polish/Hungarian [low-cost carrier focusing on the markets of Central Europe. Its main base is
Katowice International Airport (Poland). It also has bases at Budapest Ferihegy International Airport (Hungary) ,
Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (Poland),
Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (Poland). Poznań Ławica Airport (
Poland),
Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (Bucharest,
Romania) and
Sofia Airport (
Bulgaria).
History
The airline was established in September
2003. The lead investor is Indigo Partners, an American private equity firm specializing in transportation investments. The first flight was made on 19 May 2004 from
Katowice*, 19 days after
Poland and
Hungary entered the European Union and the single European aviation market. The airline carried 250,000 passengers in its first three and a half months, almost 1.4 million passengers in the first year of operations and to date, 5 million passengers.
The airline's CEO and chairman is József Váradi, former
Chief executive officer of Malév Hungarian Airlines. The company is registered in
London with operating subsidiaries in Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria. Wizz Air Bulgaria was established in September
2005 Airliner World January 2007. 2007, Wizz Air plan to establish a new operating base in Zagreb, Croatia.
, Athens,
Greece.n-registered Wizz Air
Airbus A320-200 just off the ground at
London Luton Airport, England-200 parked at
Brussels South Charleroi Airport before its flight to Ljubljana,
Slovenia-200 boarding at
Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, (Baneasa)Bucharest before departing for London Luton Airport
Wizzair has been voted the best low-fare airline in Poland by the readers of pasazer.com, the largest travel news portal in Poland.
József Váradi, Chief Executive Officer of Wizz Air won the Ernst & Young award of the 'Brave Innovator' in 2007. The prize recognized the break through in the airline business in Hungary and the region, the business model and the business conduct of Wizz Air.
Services
Wizz Air recently announced the launch of new connections between Katowice and Gdansk in Poland to Cork (city) in Ireland, Luebeck in Germany and
Robin Hood Airport also Katowice to Bournemouth Airport in the UK. Summer destinations from Budapest include Rhodes, Corfu, Split, Burgas and Heraklion in Crete. The carrier is expected to launch flights from Budapest and Warsaw to
Faro Airport, serving Faro, portuguese region Algarve's capital.
Wizz Air is moving its Romanian operations from
Tirgu-Mures Airport (TGM) to Cluj Napoca International Airport (CLJ) starting of November 13, 2007.
Fleet
As of August
2006 the Wizz Air fleet includes
Flight International, 3-9 October 2006 :
- 13http://book.wizzair.com/about_us/fleet/ Airbus A320 (plus 82 on order)
Twelve aircraft operate under Wizz Air Hungary and one for Wizz Air Bulgaria. It has committed to one further
Airbus A320 lease and has firm orders for 32
Airbus A320s. Airbus orders The airline intends to operate 25-30 aircraft in 3-5 years. The fleet is easily recognisable in airports due to its white, pink and purple colors. All its A320s are powered by International Aero Engines
International Aero Engines V2500 engines, even those to be leased from GECAS. The 99.5% technical dispatch reliability, which is well above the world average, is ensured by the Lufthansa Technik maintenance organization. Wizz Air Sale and Lease Back with GECAS
On 10 October 2007, Wizz Air confirmed an order for a further 50 Airbus A320 aircraft bringing its total commitments of that type up to 82. " Wizz Air orders 50 more Airbus A320s" Fligt Global, 10/10/2007
Wizz Air Bulgaria
The Bulgarian division of Wizz Air has been awarded licences to begin new services to Germany, Greece, Turkey and
Moldova. At the moment Wizz Air Bulgaria operates flights from Sofia to London and
Rome, and seasonal services from the
United Kingdom to Bourgas. 2 weekly flights to Dortmund will be launched starting 29th October 2007.
Pricing
Wizz Air is a low-cost airline, passengers pay the fare plus taxes and charges which can include a fuel surcharge, insurance and facility charge, air duty charge, passenger service charge, and security tax. These additional taxes and charges can equate to as much as 55 euros one-way. There is an additional 3 euro charge per flight per passenger for ordering via the web using a credit card and a 5 euro charge per booking for ordering over the phone.
Accidents and Incidents
30 May 2007 - Flight 290 from Bucharest to Budapest. At 6:20am, on the runway just before take-off, the engine stalled. Emergency personnel were called to evacuate passengers without injury.http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/30/europe/EU-GEN-Romania-Airplane-Fire.php
Contrary to the newspaper article there was no evidence of any fire reported.
External links
- Official site
- Fleet
- General information about Wizz Air
- Wizzair web page at Flightattitude.com
References
