Fly with Wizz Air - Avion Tourism

Wizz Air was founded in 2003 by industry professionals and József Váradi, the company's president. The first flight took off in 2004 from Katowice, Poland. Wizz Air offers low-cost flights to European destinations from several major and minor airports in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as connections to some cities in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.

The Wizz Air Group
The following low-cost airlines are part of the Wizz Air Holdings Plc. group: Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. (founded in 2003), Wizz Air Uk (founded in 2017), Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (founded in 2019) and Wizz Air Malta Limited (founded in 2022).

Wizz Air bases and fleet
Wizz Air's main bases are located in Budapest, Bucharest and London (Luton).
Wizz Air’s modern fleet consists of over 200 Airbus A320 aircraft with 180/186 seats, A321Ceo with 230 seats and A321Neo with 239 seats.

Awards
The airline has been named one of the ten safest airlines in the world by airlineratings.com and has received the title of “Airline of the Year” at the Air Transport Awards in 2019 and 2023. Wizz Air has also been recognised as the “Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline” from 2021 to 2023 and “Best Carbon Reduction Airline” at the World Finance Sustainability Awards in 2024. It also received the award “EMEA’s Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year” at the CAPA-Centre for Aviation Awards for Excellence 2024.

Text by Alisè Vitri

Avion Tourism Magazine

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TECHNICAL DATA

IATA Code: W6
ICAO Code: WZZ
Call ID: WIZZ AIR
Founded: 2004
Bases: Budapest, Bucarest, London (Luton)
Aircraft: Airbus A320, A321Ceo, A321Neo
Destinations: Europe, North Africa, Middle East, South Asia.

INFORMATION

Wizz Air Hungary Ltd.
Address: NO. 6, Lechner Ödön fasor, HU-1095 | Budapest (Hungary)

Telephone: call centre Italy +390200689768; Hungary +3616777505.
Web site: www.wizzair.com

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