Cardiff Airport becomes Wizz Air’s fourth base in the UK......a game changer for the city

The budget airline Wizz Air has opened a new UK base at Cardiff Airport in South Wales and introduced nine new routes to great European destinations.  

The new base at Cardiff Airport is Wizz Air’s fourth in the UK and allows customers in South Wales and the South West of England England a new option to get to Europe and take advantage of ultra-low fares on direct flights to sunshine destinations, some for the very first time.  The new routes include Alicante, Faro, Heraklion, Palma de Mallorca, Larnaca, Lanzarote and Tenerife, with flights to Corfu planned to start in June, and Sharm El Sheikh in November. 

The airport marks Wizz Air’s first venture into Wales, with the new base representing a significant investment in Cardiff Airport and the local region by creating over 40 direct jobs and over 250 indirect jobs, supporting industries such as aviation, transportation, hospitality, and tourism. Connecting Wales with nine popular holiday destinations will provide a boost to the local economy by increasing the annual capacity of Cardiff Airport by over 330,000 seats, providing local passengers with even more affordable and exciting travel opportunities on their doorstep.

The airline was also recently announced as the new title sponsor of the Cardiff Half Marathon, with the first Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon taking place on Sunday 2 October 2022. The sponsorship builds on Wizz Air’s successful partnerships with running events across Europe, in cities such as Budapest, Skopje, and Bucharest, and demonstrates its strong commitment to Cardiff, as well as promoting inclusive sports tourism and an active lifestyle.

Marion Geoffroy, Managing Director of Wizz Air UK, said: “This is a very exciting time for Wizz Air in the UK, as we celebrate the opening of our highly anticipated base at Cardiff Airport. By bringing our new and efficient Airbus aircraft to Cardiff, the wings of which are manufactured in Wales, we are providing a significant boost to the Welsh economy and creating jobs. The base, which is our fourth in the UK, will bring further connectivity to the region, with passengers in Wales and the South West of England now able to take advantage of our ultra-low fares to “fly local” to their favourite getaways. We’ve been busy building our Cardiff team, and as we continue to recruit, we encourage those looking for their next adventure to apply today. We look forward to the upcoming summer season, as we welcome new passengers with affordable, direct flights to popular holiday destinations”.

Spencer Birns, Chief Executive Officer, Cardiff Airport said: “We’re delighted to welcome the opening of the Wizz Air base today, as it marks a real turning point for the airport in its post-Covid revival plans. Our customers in Wales have been asking for a more cost-effective choice for many years. What makes this launch so exciting is that Wizz Air is an ultra-low-cost airline that will help build competition and offer improved choice to people living in Wales. This is because of Wizz Air’s ultra-low fares – from as little as £12.99 one-way.” 

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18 exciting new holiday routes from Gatwick Airport from WizzAir

Wizz Air, one of the fastest-growing airlines in Europe has launched 18 new routes from London Gatwick Airport.  The new routes follow the reopening of London Gatwick’s South Terminal last weekend and a massive positive step forward in the recovery of the UK's travel industry.

The new routes feature a wide choice of destinations with a mixture of year-round and seasonal services to Bari, Bourgas, Faro, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Rome, Palma de Mallorca, Larnaca, Varna, Venice, Vienna, Catania, Podgorica, Tel Aviv, Chania, Mykonos and Funchal.

With the introduction of the news services the budget airline that took millions in furlough payments from the UK government will operate a total of 25 routes from Gatwick Airport.

Marion Geoffroy, Managing Director of Wizz Air UK, said: “Today’s route launches signify the start of an exciting new chapter for Wizz Air UK at Gatwick Airport as we embark on the summer travel season. Through this significant expansion, we are reaffirming our commitment to providing low-fare connectivity to our customers in London and the South of England – and we want them to know that WIZZ is here to stay."

Wizz Air recruiting cabin crew......dozens of open days......

Fancy the opportunity to build a career with one of the fastest-growing European low-cost airlines? 

WIZZ Air is currently expanding and looking for motivated candidates to become part of the WIZZ cabin crew team.

What does a WIZZ Flight attendant do?

✔️ Provides excellent customer service and creates a friendly atmosphere on board.

✔️ Properly executes the duties related to the safety of the aircraft and the passengers, while maintaining consistency with the highest ethical standards

✔️ Welcomes passengers with a smile and helps them during the flight

✔️ Manages in-flight sales and cash handling

✔️ Arrives at work on time, adequately rested, and properly presented in order to provide these services at the highest level

What can you expect?

✔️ A competitive salary

✔️ A colourful and stable job at a continuously developing company

✔️ Not just Colleagues, but Friends

✔️ Becoming fully pink-hearted to pursue further career possibilities at the company

✔️ Opportunities to explore the WIZZ destinations by yourself or with your friends/family in “out-of-office hours”, due to special discounts on flights & bonus airline tickets

✔️ A complete and free Cabin Crew training

✔️ Working according to a monthly published schedule

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Massive route expansion at London Gatwick by Wizz Air.

The European budget airline Wizz Air will be conducting a massive expansion from London Gatwick Airport after acquiring 15 daily slot pairs from Norwegian Air Shuttle.  The special deal will see the company that was greatly aided by government bailouts during the height of the coronavirus basing 4 more Airbus A321neo aircraft at the Sussex airport. View inside one of the aircraft below. 

Since the opening of its base at Gatwick Airport in October 2020, Wizz Air has offered a wealth of both well-known and emerging destinations for its customers based in London and the South of England, as well as a boost to the local economy by creating local jobs. The successful bid for more slots reiterates Wizz Air’s long-term commitment to both the airport and the region. 

Wizz Air’s Group Chief Executive Officer, József Váradi commented: “This announcement is further evidence of our commitment to London Gatwick Airport as well as the UK market, as we continue to create local jobs and deliver our promise of providing low-fare travel opportunities with excellent service to an ever-increasing range of exciting destinations, while flying one of the greenest aircraft fleets available on the market today. Acquiring airport slots at Gatwick Airport will enable us to enhance our presence and competitive position in the London market. We continue to develop our business in United Kingdom and remain committed to making air travel affordable for all. The 2022 season has the potential to be a tremendous opportunity for UK aviation to get back on its feet."

Passengers concerned about increasing airfares if airport slot rules for next summer remain the same

More than half (56%) of people surveyed who are planning to fly in the next 12 months are concerned about airfares increasing if airport slot rules remain the same, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by Gatwick Airport and Wizz Air. 

More than a quarter (28%) of these people surveyed also said they are concerned about a reduction in the number of destinations they can choose to fly to, and 24% are worried about a reduction in the number of airlines they can fly with, if airport slot rules remain the same.  

Airport slot rules ensure that UK consumers benefit from effective choice of destination and airline - and fair pricing - by ensuring that the aviation market is competitive. They do this by incentivising airlines to fly – and if not - trade or hand back unused airport slots so that other airlines can fly them instead, including new market entrants. 

The UK’s slot regulations were understandably suspended during the pandemic; however, Gatwick and Wizz Air are calling for them to be urgently reinstated for Summer 2022 now that passenger numbers are expected to rise significantly - following successful vaccination campaigns and the removal of many travel restrictions.  

Massive Airbus order for Indigo Partners portfolio of airlines - 255 A321neo family aircraft

Indigo Partners, the private equity fund focused on worldwide investments in air transportation and based in Phoenix, Arizona has confirmed a massive order for its airlines from European planemaker Airbus.

Jointly, the airlines will order an additional 255 Airbus A321neo family of aircraft in a special deal that was inked at the Dubai Airshow. With this new commitment,  the total number of aircraft ordered by the Indigo Partners’ airlines will climb to 1,145.

Wizz Air: 102 aircraft (75 A321neo + 27 A321XLR)

Frontier: 91 aircraft (A321neo)

Volaris: 39 aircraft (A321neo)

JetSMART: 23 aircraft (21 A321neo + 2 A321XLR)

In addition to this order, Volaris and JetSMART will upconvert 38 A320neo to A321neo from their existing aircraft backlogs.

“This order reaffirms our portfolio airlines’ commitment to consistent growth through the next decade. The Airbus A321neo and A321XLR have industry-leading efficiency, low unit costs and a substantially reduced carbon footprint relative to prior models. With these aircraft, Wizz, Frontier, Volaris and JetSMART will continue to offer low fares, stimulate the markets they serve and improve their industry-leading sustainability profile,” said Bill Franke, Managing Partner of Indigo Partners.

“We are happy to further expand our relationship with our great Indigo Partners’ airlines Wizz, Frontier, Volaris and JetSMART who have acted fast and decisively over the last few months to position themselves for this landmark order as the effect of the pandemic recedes and the world wants more sustainable flying,” said Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Airbus International.

The A321neo incorporates new generation engines and Sharklets, which together deliver more than 25 percent fuel and CO 2 savings, as well as a 50 percent noise reduction. The A321XLR version provides a further range extension to 4,700nm. This gives the A321XLR a flight time of up to 11 hours, with passengers benefitting throughout the trip from Airbus’ award-winning Airspace interior, which brings the latest cabin technology to the A320 Family.

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Wizz Air competing with Ryanair announcing new base at Venice Marco Polo Airport.

Wizz Air, one of Europe’s fastest-growing airlines confirmed last week that it would open its seventh Italian base, at Venice Marco Polo airport in direct competition with Ryanair, which is also expanding operations at the airport.

Wizz is planning on basing 2 Airbus A321neo aircraft at the airport and launch 4 new domestic services and 12 international destinations to 9 countries enhancing the airport's connectability. The newest base in Venice Marco Polo airport follows the opening of six bases - Milan Malpensa, Catania, Palermo, Bari, Naples and Rome Fiumicino - Wizz has done within just one year, underpins Wizz Air’s commitment towards Italy.

The 2 Airbus A321neo aircraft will support the operations of 16 routes to Cagliari, Naples, Lamezia Terme, Lampedusa, Casablanca, Reykjavik, Mykonos, Santorini, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca, Tallinn, London Luton, Tel Aviv, Prague, Sharm el-Sheikh. Wizz Air’s extensive Venice network will support local tourism, bring more capital to the region as well as connect Venice with 3 new and exciting, currently unserved destinations such as Reykjavik, Tallinn and Fuerteventura. Wizz Air already operates 10 services from Venice Marco Polo airport to Catania, Tirana, Chisinau, Skopje, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, Timisoara, St. Petersburg and Kyiv Zhulyany.

Robert Carey President of Wizz Air Group said: "I am delighted to announce the establishment of Wizz Air’s base at Venice Marco Polo airport. This is another important milestone for WIZZ as well as for our passengers in the region. With our 16 new services to 9 countries, building on our existing 10 services to 7 countries, we are demonstrating our continued commitment to Italy as we grow both our domestic and international Italian network. The 2 new, modern and environmentally sustainable and 50% less noisy Airbus A321neo aircraft will make sure that Wizz Air protects the gems of Venice and the neighbouring areas. Our crew can’t wait to welcome the first passengers onboard our aircraft with a smile."

We expect Carey won't be quite so pleased when he learns that the airport's management is said, by local aviation commentators,, to be charging Wizz 7% more than Ryanair for using the airport.  

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Wizz Air looking for new cabin crew

The European budget carrier is currently looking for motivated candidates to become part of the WIZZ Cabin Crew team.

A Wizz Air Flight Attendant is:

Provides excellent customer service and creates a friendly atmosphere on board

Manages in-flight sales and cash handling

Properly executes the duties related to the safety of the aircraft and the passengers, while maintaining consistency with the highest ethical standards

Welcomes passengers with a smile and helps them during the flight

Arrives at work on time, adequately rested and properly presented in order to provide these services at the highest level

You can become one if:

You are aged 18 or over

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi - You are aged 21 or over

You are a minimum of 165 cm (ladies) or 175 cm (gentlemen) tall, with an arm reach of 210 cm while standing on tiptoes

You have high school degree

You are fluent – written and spoken – in English and in an additional Central Eastern European language (either Romanian, Bulgarian, Polish, Hungarian, German, Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovak, Czech, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Georgian or Bosnian)

Wizz Air UK: You are fluent - written and spoken - in English, additional CEE language knowledge is an advantage

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi base): You are fluent - written and spoken - in English; Arabic language knowledge is an advantage

You have a valid passport without limitations (minimum 6 months)

You are able to swim

You live or are ready to move within 60 minutes of your chosen base and prepared to make this journey upon work schedule

You don’t have tattoos and/or piercing on parts of the body that are visible when wearing uniform

You are an enthusiastic person who likes working with people

Please note that if you wear glasses or contact lenses and your prescription is above +4 or below -4, you are unlikely to pass the mandatory medical examination

Wizz Air to launch 5 new routes from Poland

The European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has confirmed it will launch five new routes from Poland for this coming summer.  Gdansk to Santorini will start on 11th June and Heraklion service also from Gdansk will start from 13th June. A new service from Kraków will be introduced to Split in Croatia. The airline will also start flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Thessaloniki and Preveza-Aktion.

Wizz Air’s new holiday routes include five summer destinations from Poland. All routes will be launched in June 2021. Wizz Air will operate twice-weekly flights from Warsaw to Thessaloniki and Preveza-Aktion, two times weekly from Gdansk to the outstanding Greek island of Crete (Heraklion) and Santorini, additionally the airline will also start two-weekly flights from Krakow to Croatian city of Split.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to start new routes to Almaty and Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan,

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the newest national airline of the UAE has confirmed the launch of its latest routes from Abu Dhabi to Almaty and Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, starting in the middle of May 2021. With the launch of Almaty and Nur-Sultan, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi adds a further two routes to the already on sale thirteen routes.

The flight to Almaty will be operated 2 times per week on Mondays and Fridays, while Nur Sultan will be operated on Thursdays and Sundays, also 2 times per week.

The connection between Abu Dhabi and the cities of Almaty and Nur Sultan will open new and low-fare travel opportunities for those who would like to visit friends and relatives as well as travel for business. The new routes present an affordable opportunity for travellers to explore exciting destinations, empowering visitors to immerse themselves in the culture of the gorgeous city of Almaty and discover the world’s youngest capital, Nur Sultan. 

Wizz Air connects Eindhoven with Chisinau and this summer also connects Eindhoven with Burgas

Hungarian airline Wizz Air continues to expand its destination network. Starting March 29, the airline will fly twice a week between Eindhoven and Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. This will expand the route network of Eindhoven Airport to 24 capital cities. The flights to/from Chisinau on Mondays and Fridays will be operated with the Airbus A320 (180 seats). The new destination is expected to attract travelers visiting family and/or friends. As far as the tourism market is concerned, Moldova is increasingly popular with vacationers looking for still fairly undiscovered areas. Chisinau also serves as a gateway for visiting Transnistria, the republic declared in 1991 and not recognized by the international community. Transnistria has its own currency and flag and is often visited by so-called "country hunters.

Wizz Air will fly twice a week to the Bulgarian port city of Burgas from 13th of June. The Wednesday and Sunday flights are operated with an Airbus A320 (180 seats). This route is offered until mid-September. Located on the Black Sea, Burgas is Bulgaria's fourth largest city and the country's largest port. Burgas is a true gateway for thousands of tourists who spend their vacations on the Black Sea every year. The city is thus also interesting for the forty thousand Bulgarians who live in the Netherlands and like to spend their vacations in their home country. In addition, the destination is attractive for travelers visiting family and/or friends. The city-which plays an important role in Bulgaria's oil industry-can also be interesting for business travelers since the port city acts as a gateway from Eastern Europe to Western Europe.

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Sarajevo; the new destination from Eindhoven with Wizz Air

Wizz Air will fly twice a week between Eindhoven and Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 23th of May. The Hungarian airline provides the only direct connection between the Netherlands and the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajavo is the second connection between Eindhoven and Bosnia and Herzegovina, next to Tuzla. 

The flights to/from Sarajevo on Wednesdays and Sundays are operated with the Airbus A320 (180 seats). The new destination is attractive for Brabant companies in the industry and logistics sector and the Bosnian employees there. In addition, Sarajevo's popularity as a tourist destination is growing. Sarajevo is the 23rd capital city that is directly connected to Eindhoven Airport.

Wizz Air A320neo damaged in ground collision

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A new Airbus A320neo of Wizz Air has been damaged in a ground collision with a water truck at an airport in Poland.

The aircraft was being made ready to operate a flight from Gdansk to Stockholm on Thursday when the incident happened. No passengers were on the aircraft at the time of the collision and the airports emergency responders were on scene rapidly. 

A full investigation is underway and an airport spokesperson said "There were no passengers on board. Although the effects of the collision can look dangerous, nothing happened to the driver. The carrier substituted another aircraft, which flew to Sweden with a slight delay."

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Wizz Air Standardizes on Nintex for Process Mapping and Management

 

Nintex, the global standard for process management and automation, today announced that Wizz Air is successfully leveraging the visual and easy-to-use process mapping and management capabilities of Nintex Promapp to document and improve more than 1,100 processes across the airline.

See how Wizz Air is enabling a process-driven culture with Nintex: https://www.nintex.com/case-study/wizz-air/

Wizz Air is one of Europe's leading and fastest-growing low-cost airlines serving more than 40 million passengers in 2019. To better support and manage its operations with the highly competitive airline industry, Wizz Air initiated a focus on process excellence two years ago. The airline recognized that in order to have zero waste and reduce costs, the first step was to clearly understand its business processes.

Wizz Air CEO sends message to customers

József Váradi the CEO of Wizz Air has writen an email and sent it to all passengers regarding the carriers unprecedented growth during the corona crisis.  The airline has also recently opened a sister company to take the Wizz low-cost model to the United Arab Emirates with Wizz AirAbu Dhabi.  

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi all set to fly from next month

The Hungarian budget carrier, Wizz Air has set up a subsidiary airline in the United Arab Emirates especially to bring its brand of low-cost travel to the gulf region.  The airline is Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has plans to commence flying operations from  15th January with services to Alexandria, Athens, Bucharest, Budapest, Katowice, Kutaisi, Larnaca, Odesa, Skopje, Sofia and Yerevan.

It is understood that the ongoing Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic than the need for an arival quarantine period of 14 days has already caused the carried to delay the start of operations. In May 2020 the group established Wizz Air Abu Dhabi LLC, an airline company in the United Arab Emirates as a subsidiary of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Limited. 

 The airline will base two brand new, state-of-the-art Airbus A321neo aircraft in Abu Dhabi, initially with a further four Airbus A321neo aircraft joining the base during the first 6 months of operations.

Cardiff to be next UK base for Wizz Air

The low-cost airline Wizz Air will open a base that Cardiff airport creating nearly 300 jobs the airline has revealed.

The new base will offer nine new routes from the airport, directly employing 40 people, whilst it expects that a further 250 jobs will be created in the supply chain and support industries. The new routes are said to be Alicante, Faro, Tenerife, Corfu, Palma, Arrecife and Sharm El Sheikh.

Transport Minister Ken Skates said: "This is a positive step for the airport to emerge from the impact of Covid-19."

Managing Director Owain Jones said: "This reflects Wizz Air's continued commitment to serving the UK market and generating economic growth, as we create local jobs, stimulate the tourism and hospitality industries and deliver on our promise of providing affordable, direct flights to exciting holiday destinations."

Spencer Birns, Interim chief executive at the airport said this was fantastic news for Wales and "We know many people living in Wales are craving a well-deserved holiday after such a challenging year and these new flights will give so many more opportunities for holidays to be planned now that will give us all something to look forward to for next year."

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Wizz Air launches a carbon offsetting scheme

The European budget carrier Wizz Air has launched a carbon offsetting scheme as part of its wider commitment to reducing emissions, enabling passengers to calculate their flight’s environmental impact and offset its carbon emissions.

The new scheme is in partnership with CHOOOSE, a climate-focused technology company and provides passengers with the option to offset their journey by supporting trusted, high impact climate projects around the world. Passengers just use a special calculator on the budget airlines website he n booking, it then calculates how much people need to pay to offset their flights.

More Luton flights for Wizz Air.

The budget carrier that hates anyone who has ever travelled business, Wizz Air is adding more routes from its UK Luton base, thanks to the UK taxpayer bailout.  The airline will be starting flights to Gibraltar and Madeira, starting December!

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Wizz Air to expand Romanian operations

The European budget carrier Wizz Air, has announced the expansion of its Romanian operations, adding one new Airbus A320 aircraft to the Cluj-Napoca base. This will enable the start of  3 new routes from Cluj-Napoca to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden,Hamburg and Cologne in Germany and increase of frequencies on 9 existing routes from Cluj-Napoca to Eindhoven, Barcelona El Prat, Brussels Charleroi, Larnaca, London Luton, Madrid, Milan Bergamo, Paris Beauvais, Rome Ciampino.

The further development of Wizz Air’s offering from Cluj-Napoca underpins the airline’s long term commitment to bring ever more affordable and greener travel opportunities to its Romanian travellers. Wizz Air started flying to Cluj-Napoca in 2007. The airline has carried almost 2 million passengers to and from that city in 2019. The aircraft allocation will create 36 new direct jobs. With this investment Wizz Air will contribute to economic development and create hundreds of new jobs in the local job market. With today announced routes Wizz Air offers now 34 routes to 13 countries from Cluj-Napoca.