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8 Tips for Flying Wizz Air

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Flying within Europe? You’ll likely come across some incredibly cheap flights on Wizz Air—especially if you’re flying to/from Eastern Europe. Based in Budapest, the airline, along with its subsidiaries Wizz Air UK and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, flies to over 160 airports around Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

While the airfares on Wizz Air are often shockingly low, you’ll want to know what you’re getting into before you get too excited about that €10 ticket. Much like Spirit and Frontier in the U.S. and Ryanair in Europe, Wizz Air is an ultra-low-cost carrier that adds fees for just about everything. Follow these tips to have the best experience and learn how to take advantage of its cheap flights without paying exorbitant fees.

Pay for Bags in Advance

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Don’t be tricked by the terminology used by Wizz Air for what baggage is included in your ticket. Wizz Air only includes one small “carry-on” bag that does not exceed 40 x 30 x 20 cm and 10kg in the initial ticket price. This is similar in size to what U.S. airlines consider a “personal item” that fits under the seat. If you have a larger carry-on bag or checked luggage, you’ll want to pay for it during booking for the best prices.

Baggage fees vary depending on weight, season, and where you purchase. Any excess weight or baggage fees paid at the airport are considerably higher than if you were to book in advance. The fees are actually somewhat reasonable if you pay for your bags during booking. Sure, it may be double the airfare but your total cost could still be much cheaper than flying other airlines.

Related: How to Pack in Only a Personal Item Bag

Purchase Wizz Priority

If you want to bring a larger bag onboard the aircraft and avoid checking luggage, you’ll need to purchase Wizz Priority . This allows you to bring a “trolley bag” onboard, which is similar to a normal sized carry-on bag allowed by U.S. airlines. The trolley bag is in addition to the smaller carry-on bag included in your ticket and can be up to 55 x 40 x 23 cm and 10kg.

Wizz Priority also includes priority check-in and priority boarding. The fee varies between €5-40 according to the website. For the flights I recently purchased, it was around €15 per flight which was cheaper than any checked bag fees and well worth it. I got the feeling that Wizz Priority passengers were less scrutinized on the size/weight of their luggage. Technically, my bags may have been too large or too heavy but I was never asked to weigh or size my bags.

Of course, there is no guarantee that you won’t have your bags weighed or sized but there’s much less of a chance if you avoid the check-in counter all together. During boarding, agents are more interested in getting the flight off on time than checking the size of your bag—especially for priority passengers boarding first. 

Compare Bundles

If you do have checked luggage, you’ll want to compare the bundles offered to simply purchasing all of the extras you need a la carte. Wizz Go includes a trolley bag, 20kg of checked luggage, seat selection, free airport check-in, priority boarding, and priority check-in. This can be a good choice for flyers who travel with multiple bags and wish to choose seats. Otherwise, you may be able to pay less by paying for just a checked bag or seat selection separately.

Wizz Plus includes premium seat selection, Wizz Flex, and 32kg of checked luggage in addition to all of the extras included with Wizz Go. This is the best option if you want an all-inclusive experience without worrying about extra fees to change your flight or receive a travel credit if plans change and you can’t fly. Still, if you don’t think you’ll use all of the extras included, it may be cheaper to just purchase what you need a la carte. Since prices vary, you’ll need to compare for each booking.

Related: 9 Tips for Flying Frontier Airlines

Plan to Sit Apart or Pay Extra (Unless Traveling with Children)

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One of the most annoying fees that has become commonplace in the airline industry is the fee to choose a seat assignment. If you’re traveling with a companion, you won’t be guaranteed seats next to each other when flying Wizz Air unless you pay extra. The seat selection page makes it seem like you have no choice but to pay extra for seat assignments by auto-selecting recommended seats.

If you want to take your chances and have seats auto-assigned at check-in for free, you’ll need to select the “choose seats later” option. If you’re traveling with two adults, you’ll be given a pop-up with an option to pay €12 for a “ sitting together ” add-on. This doesn’t allow you to choose specific seats but guarantees you’ll at least get seats together. If you don’t want to pay, make sure to click “No, thanks”.

Children under 14 years of age will be auto-assigned a seat next to at least one accompanying adult so you don’t have to pay extra to guarantee a seat next to your child.

Download the App

One of the best tips I can give for flying Wizz Air is to download its mobile app . This will make the check-in process, boarding, and verifying documents much easier. You can easily take photos of your COVID-19 vaccine and testing documents and upload them to your reservation via the app, which is required for most flights these days. And with the app, you don’t need to worry about paying extra to check in at the airport since you can get a mobile boarding pass right on the app.

Related: 5 Apps You Need for COVID-19 Travel

Check-In Online

If you don’t have the app, you’ll want to make sure that you check-in online at least 3 hours before scheduled departure time. After that cutoff, you may be forced to check-in at the airport and pay a fee to do so. If you didn’t purchase a seat assignment, you can check-in starting 48 hours before departure. If you paid extra for a seat, online check-in is available 30 days before departure.

For airports that don’t allow online or mobile check-in, you’ll be able to check-in at the airport free of charge. To be sure, it’s always a good idea to attempt online check-in first.

Be At the Gate on Time

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Wizz Air’s business model is all about reducing the amount of time an airplane sits on the ground between flights. For this reason, it is imperative that you are at your departure gate no later than 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time as Wizz Air is very strict on this cut-off time.

You’ll often need to board a bus which brings you to the airplane. This means that boarding closes earlier than you may be used to when flying on other airlines that primarily have jet bridge gate access. Give yourself extra time to make it to your gate. There is no reason to add stress by running late.

Become a Member

Lastly, consider signing up for the Wizz Discount Club . Standard membership allows the member to receive benefits and is only €29.99/year. Group membership gives benefits to the member and up to five companions for €69.99/year. Benefits include €10 off all fares that are at least €19.99 and €5 off checked bag fees for 20kg or 32kg bags. Simple math will tell you that the membership can pay for itself after just three flights and even fewer if you have checked bags.

I decided to pay for the membership for two flights I recently purchased since it saved me €20 off the bat. Chances are that I’ll be flying within Europe again sometime in the next year and the membership will pay for itself. If you plan to take multiple flights in Europe, a membership may make sense— specially if you travel with heavier checked luggage.

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  • If you wish to know the status of your upcoming flight taking place today or tomorrow morning, please use the Flight Status Check . For later flights please check the respective booking in your WIZZ Account or use the chatbot.
  • If you need to know the travel restrictions and our operated routes , please use Travel Planning Map .
  • If you wish to know country-specific travel information , please check the Travel Restrictions Per Country page.
  • The easiest and cheapest way to change your booking is by doing it online in your WIZZ Account . You may modify or cancel your flight, change name, change passenger type (adult or child), change date of birth, request special assistance, add extra services up to 3 hours before the scheduled departure. Please click on “Details” under respective booking and select “Make changes” after.
  • If you cannot find your booking in your Account, it's possible that you were logged in and booked your flights using a different profile. Please try searching your booking by the confirmation code (6-digit code). Please click on Check-in & Bookings on the top of the page.
  • Please note that additional fees may apply if you ask our Call Centre agents to make for you the booking changes that are available online.
  • If you made a reservation via a travel agency or a third-party website, please contact them directly. More information here .
  • If your flight was changed or cancelled by Wizz Air, you may:
  • Check the delay/cancellation email sent by us previously to see your available options. Please note that the email will be sent to the email address used for the booking creation.
  • Log in to your WIZZ Account you have used for the reservation creation and see available options after clicking on the relevant booking.
  • Check the Delays & Cancellations page to see generally available options.
  • If you made a reservation via a travel agency or a third-party website, please contact them directly to manage changes in your booking. More information here .
  • Please note that the Call centre or Live chat agents cannot advise about the status of a refund in progress (if you requested it via your WIZZ Account or though Customer Service agent).
  • If you requested a refund and the money still have not arrived in your account after 10 days, you may:
  • Make sure that your booking was not made via a travel agency or a third-party website. If the booking was made not with Wizz Air directly, then the funds could arrive to the travel agency’s bank account. Please contact your travel agency directly to request information and your money. More information here .
  • Check if the refunded amount was uploaded to your Account in the form of WIZZ Credits .
  • Consult with your bank in case if the refunded amount got blocked or revoked.
  • For issues with voluntarily refunds or refunds due to cancellations/flight changes by Wizz Air, please use Virtual Assistant Amelia (type in “Refund”) or check the Refund page.
  • For refunds of third-party services, please contact the service provider directly (e.g., hotels, car rental, airport parking). Please see more information and contact details on Partner services page.
  • Please use our virtual assistant Amelia to get advice about your specific payment issue. Type in “Payment”, select “Help with payment” button and follow the steps described there.
  • If you wish to know the status of your claim , please check it in your Wizz Account’s Claim section .
  • Our team is doing their best to process all the claim as soon as possible. However, if more than 30 days passed since your last email, we advise you to check the Spam folder of your mailbox or reply using the initial email thread with our Customer Relations Team to support our team to identify your already opened claim faster.
  • During the peak seasons, we experience an increased number of incoming claims, so it might longer than usual to respond. Thank you for your patience!
  • If the booking was made not with Wizz Air directly, please contact the travel agency or a third-party website that owns the reservation. You have two options:
  • Ask the travel agency to log into the account, with which the booking was made, and modify, rebook, or refund your flight on your behalf.
  • Contact the travel agency and request the following data:
  • Confirmation code (6-digit code)
  • Email address (can be different from what you used on the third-party website)
  • Phone (can be different from what you used on the third-party website)
  • Four last digits and expiry date of the card used for payment (can be different from what you used on the third-party website)
  • After that you may contact us and modify, rebook, or refund your reservation.
  • Unfortunately, without this data we cannot validate the booking owner and modify/rebook reservations made through third parties.

Find out about other benefits of booking directly with Wizz Air here .

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Possible longer waiting times for calls, chats, and claims

During the peak season, the response time for calls, chats, and claims might be longer than usual. To get support faster we advise to use self-service options available in you WIZZ Account on the website or at WIZZ App .

We encourage you to consult with the information on this page, on FAQ page , or with our virtual assistant Amelia to get an advice and guidelines on how to solve your specific request. Please note that Live Chat and Call Centre agents are not able to advise on the topics below.

  • Claim status .
  • Refund status .
  • Bank transfer payment status in case if less than 5 days since the payment have passed.
  • Lost and damaged baggage .
  • Missed flight rebooking - please contact Information/Ticketing Desk at the airport.
  • Bookings made with the third parties (websites and apps other than wizzair.com or official Wizz Mobile app). More information here .

You can contact us in different ways, depending on the subject of your enquiry.

Do you want to save time? If your query is of general nature, you’ll likely find answers in our FAQ – click here and check it out!

If you do not find an answer to your question or you have a special request, the quickest way to solve it is to call the Wizz Air Call Centre.

Bookings and purchases

You can make new reservations or purchase additional services also via the Wizz Air Call Centre.

Please note that if you contact the Call Centre to make a transaction that is also available online (purchase a ticket, or any additional service, or make a change to your booking), an additional Call Centre Transaction Fee will apply per call.This Call Center Transaction Fee is not refundable.

In certain countries you can reach the Call Centre only through premium rate numbers specific to the country you are calling from.

Select your country:

0900 555 3555

0036 212 111 802

0900 400 610

If your query is related to an existing booking please contact us via the Wizz Air Call Centre Existing bookings number available in the Contact Us Page.

0036 212 111 803

090 355 505

Bosnia - BH Telekom

094 250 436

Bosnia - HT Mostar

094 841 221

Bosnia - RS Telecom

094 573 600

0900 630 14

060 601 014

90 019 009

Czech Republic

900 140 809

0036 212 111 301

0036 212 111 804

060 004 225

0 899 860 729

0036 212 111 805

Germany - English calls

0900 1000 2592

Germany - German calls

0900 1000 2591

Germany - Hungarian calls

0900 1000 2595

Germany - Polish calls

0900 1000 2593

Germany - Romanian calls

0900 1000 2594

9 011 400 693

06 90 900 555

0036 212 111 806

1 901 727 200

895 8954416

0036 212 111 807

0036 212 111 808

90 200 955

*Plus your phone company’s ‘Access Charge’.

890 094 000***

***LITHUANIA: Please note that the number is accessible only from landlines and prepaid mobiles

0036 212 111 809

0036 212 111 810

0036 212 111 811

0036 212 111 812

Netherlands

0900 3637385

North Macedonia

059 050 224

703 703 803

If your query is related to an existing booking please contact us via the Wizz Air Call Centre Existing bookings' local rate number (+48 32 213 29 16) available in the Contact Us Page.

707 500 209

0 900 310 020

(809) 505 55 05

0 900 232 321

0 900 505 400

090 100 206

807 403 169

09 001 112 035

Switzerland

090 033 00 33

08 503 901 948

090 090 99 09

United Arab Emirates

02 235 1351

United Kingdom

0905 707 0000

If your query is related to an existing booking or your flight has been disrupted or you were denied boarding, please contact us via the Wizz Air Call Centre Existing bookings' local rate number (0330 977 0444) available in the Contact Us Page.

  • €15.00 Call Centre Transaction Fee is charged per transaction for requests that are also available online
  • Calls from mobile networks may be charged at higher rates
  • Access to premium rate numbers may be blocked from certain lines and cannot be called from abroad

Passengers contacting us about Special Assistance services or those that have had their flights disrupted are not charged the Call Centre Transaction Fee.

Call Centre’s opening hours

All opening hours of call centres are according to each country’s respective time zone, example: hungarian call centre 9am to 6pm opening hours will be according to hungarian current time zone..

A special assistance call centre is available with local rate numbers for enquiries regarding special assistance services only.

For all queries regarding group bookings, please contact our Group Desk.

Opening hours: Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Central European Time

The Group Desk can be reached through the Wizz Call Centre - press 0 to get connected to the Group Desk.

Group bookings

If your query is related to an existing booking you can contact the Wizz Air Call Centre at domestic rates when calling from the following countries. For exact rates, please consult your phone service provider.

These numbers only handle inquiries about existing bookings. Have your confirmation number, passenger details, route and date of your flight at hand! This number deals with queries regarding existing bookings only.

Press enquiries are handled by country. Please choose the appropriate email address depending on the subject and language of your enquiry!

Financial Media enquiries

Wizz Air Holdings Plc Laurus Offices | Kőér street 2/A | Building B | H-1103 | Budapest, Hungary Tamara Vallois Email: [email protected]

To advertise in WIZZ inflight magazine:

To advertise on WIZZ boarding passes:

Should you experience any technical difficulties regarding the premium rate numbers, please contact the network operator .

Please note that these contact details are intended for the purpose of reporting a technical failure of premium rate phones only! If you can not access premium rate numbers on your phone, please contact your telephone service provider.

Comnica Kft.

Address: Budapest, Mohai út 38, 1119

Technical problem reporting line: +443300270091

We are able to answer your questions in technical matters only.

Airline-related matters, such as booking requests, customer service enquiries or complaints, will not be handled by Comnica Kft.

You can easily check the status of your claim in your Wizz Account’s Claim section .

If the status of the claim is Active, it means that the Customer Relations team will get back to you with an answer within 30 days. If the status of your claim is closed, then the claim consideration was complete.

All the claims are processed in the order they have been received. However, if more than 30 days passed since your last email, we advise you to check the Spam folder of your mailbox or reply using the initial email thread with our Customer Relations Team to support our team to identify your already opened claim faster.

In the peak seasons, we experience an increased number of incoming claims, so it might take longer than usual to respond. Apologies for any inconveniences!

It might take up to 30 days to respond to your enquiry, therefore, in urgent cases, we recommend using your WIZZ Account to manage your booking or obtain information about your flight or talk to our virtual assistant Amelia. If your request could not be solved via the self-service, please contact our Live chat agents.

If you have any complaints, please submit a complaints form!

If you are not satisfied with the handling process or the outcome of your complaint you can submit your claim at Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform.

For more information please check http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/

Please indicate [email protected] e-mail address when filling trader details on ODR platform. Please note that this e-mail address is used only for complaints submitted on above mentioned ODR platform, other complaints or e-mails received will not be handled.

Or, alternatively, you can refer your complaint to AviationADR.

You will need to refer your complaint to them within 12 months after our final response. Their details are as follows:

Website: www.cdrl.org.uk

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 44 (0) 203 540 8063

Compliments and complaints

Wizz Air offers domestic and international charter flights. This service provides ultimate flexibility for organizations looking to carry groups of up to 239 passengers, with the peace of mind of being able to choose the service, route and schedule that best suits their needs. Whether its transporting employees for business meetings, flying sports teams between tournaments or returning stranded tourists back to their home country, the charter service provides a convenient and customizable solution for any large group.

For aircraft charter requests, please write us at [email protected] . We kindly ask you to use English only.

We appreciate you only utilize the platform for full aircraft charter requests and not for individual demands or general information.

This web claim form shall be used for all flight delay, cancellation and other type of claims submitted by claim management companies, lawyers or law firms, on behalf of passengers, or claims assigned to them by passengers.

This new claim process has been established to enable a more efficient claim submission and claim handling process for the above referenced cases.

If you have any complaints, please submit a complaints form !

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SIMPLY SEARCH AND BOOK What could be better than low-cost flight deals? Select from 200+ destinations, choose your ideal travel date and get set for cheap flights the easy way with the WIZZ Air flight deal and travel app. ORGANISE YOUR ENTIRE HOLIDAY - Get flight deals via push notifications - Scan your documents for a faster booking and check-in process - Check in with your confirmation details and say goodbye to printing* - Check out your flight schedule and track your plane in real-time - Share flight searches with friends and family or send travel companions their boarding pass - Save your ticket to your Apple Wallet plus all your important travel documents to the app - Use the in-app boarding card – either online or offline! Fly to the most popular destinations across Europe, from Bucharest, Budapest, Krakow, Tirana and Vienna, to Lisbon, Rome, Naples, Milan, Malaga, Madrid and Athens. Check out our low cost flights to the Middle East and places like Abu Dhabi, Alexandria, Amman, Muscat and Tel Aviv. HOTELS Reserve your hotel with Booking.com and get 5% of your booking value back as a WIZZ credit. WIZZ DISCOUNT CLUB Sign up to a WIZZ Discount Club membership and get discounted flight fares. WIZZ RIDE Book a taxi to and from the airport with WIZZ Ride. USE THE APP TO BUY AIRPORT EXTRAS LIKE… - Fast Track boarding and Lounge access - Car rental with Rentalcars.com where you can receive a 5% of your booking back as WIZZ credit value - Bus transfers at cheap prices from the airport to the centre of your destination city WIZZ MAGAZINE Stay entertained on board by downloading the WIZZ in-flight magazine before you board. CAFE & BOUTIQUE Order meals, snacks or drinks in advance from our extensive on-board menu or duty-free alcohol and gifts. ADD SERVICES Want to add more luggage or change your reserved seat? No worries, you can add many travel-related services through the app. Follow WIZZ on social media for all of the latest news, offers and competitions Facebook @wizzair Instagram @wizzair Twitter @wizzair Available in almost 20 languages Arabic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian *Only at airports with permitted access.

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Need something new in your life? Great news for those who always forget where their boarding pass is. Now you can store it digitally, in your secure and private Apple Wallet. There is no more “I have no idea where I last saw it”, because it’s always at hand. Amazing, isn’t it? And we are always busy bees when it comes to developments and fixing some bugs.

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I’m not sure why this app has such mediocre reviews- it is SO HELPFUL. First of all, it is very easy to use (at least on my iPhone). The layout is simple and I was able to easily find my booking here, even though I booked through a different site. They also give a timeline of when you should get to the airport, check in, etc and offer transportation options. The mobile/online check in and boarding passes make everything so simple. I wish every airline had an app like this!
No Apple Pay in this the year 2023 AD. Date selector doesn't allow you to pick a date in the future when selecting the passport issue date but the date selector prompts you left to right to select the day, month, year. So it ends up spinning around to a date you did not select if your issue date day or month as later than the current date. It’s also unclear if you are required to scan your passport with your camera or if it’s simply a tool you can optionally use. We’ve all been there trying to scan a passport with your phone, trying to get the lighting right, keep all your fingers out of they way. Such a struggle.

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Where to start? - Wizz was not capable to change the contact email for over 10years after countless attempts. - You can’t contact Wizz via email - The chat bot is horrible, it leads you to a dead end most of times. - When finally you can get an actual agent, they don’t even read your problem, but copy paste generic trouble shooting from the FAQ and then they disconnect the chat without asking if it solved your problem. Then you need to go for 10mins again to get another agent, but doesn’t matter what you write (even asking NOT to copy the same FAQ) they send you the same useless troubleshooting list again. - They are not trained, can not solve the most basic issues, and they lack of any foundational customer service skills. - So last option you have is to call the high rate number where they make you wait (and pay sometimes more than the cost of sour actual ticket) HORRIBLE experience. Question if a company this size can afford such a ridiculous customer service, or ignoring their clients’ problems is part of their business strategy?!

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Wizz it Worth It? An Honest Review of Flying with Wizz Air

Last Updated: April 13, 2021

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If you’ve clicked onto this honest Wizz Air review, odds are you’re looking for some assurance that this Hungarian budget airline will not, in fact, cheat you of your money, burst into flames or otherwise be a terrible life decision like frosted tips or a sixth shot of tequila.

Well, you’ve come to the right place! I’ve been writing this Wizz Air review for 2+ years, over countless flights and “fun” experiences with them.

As you’ll soon see, I have a many feelings  about this company.

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Now, first off, I must admit: scouring the Internet often yields a metric crapton of Wizz Air complaints, but don’t let these completely dissuade you from flying with them. Let THIS review dissuade you.

No – just kidding, I actually do like Wizz Air, I just think you need to be prepared to “handle them”.

Let’s be clear – Wizz Air has changed a LOT throughout the years and many of the reviews online are outdated.

Fun fact: did you know that back in 2014, Wizz Air didn’t even have assigned seats, so it was a free for all once you got on board? Like, how was that even legal?

But anyways, since I had trouble finding reviews that weren’t… 4 years old, I decided it was time to write an up-to-date review that takes into account all of Wizz Air’s new baggage allowances/policies.

I hope you enjoy this honest Wizz Air review (with a pinch of sass and realness).

Wizz Air plane flying in the sky

FYI: I’m not sponsored or affiliated with Wizz Air in any way, so you can expect the realest of the real 😉

This Wizz Air review is based off of my experiences flying with them over the past two years, mostly in/out of Memmingen Airport and into various airports in the Balkans. If you have your own experiences to share, feel free to chime away in the comments!

TRAVEL TIP: If you are still doing research for your trip and are open to options other than Wizz Air, here are some recommendations. I always use Omio to compare/book transport options in Europe. It’s a free site that compares planes, trains and buses all at once and sorts them by price, convenience, etc. Also  HotelsCombined offers a similar price check for hotels if you’re still needing a place to stay 🙂

Quick Wizz Air Review: Pros and Cons

If you don’t want to sift through the 2000+ words of this detailed Wizz Air review, I’ll give you a quick Cliffnotes version.

This is what I think: Wizz Air is fine to fly with so long as you have your expectations in check.

Are there lots of hidden fees? Totally.

Will it be the comfiest flight in the world? Probably not…

But WILL it be absurdly affordable compared to regular airlines? Yes, yes, yes.

And therein lies the ultimate reason to fly with Wizz Air (and other budget airlines like RyanAir and easyJet ) – you pay so little for your ticket, it doesn’t even matter.

But of course, the Wizz Air experience isn’t for everyone (namely those who aren’t good at reading up on rules and rolling with the punches).

Before you commit to making a Wizz Air booking, read this section, or at least skim it! The following is a quick & abbreviated Wizz Air review featuring pros and cons.

Wizz Air plane at Skopje Airport

Wizz Air Pros

The Wizz Air Booking Process:  I really enjoy how simple and straight forward the Wizz Air booking process is. Sure, they go hard on the upsells, but the website and app are both very user-friendly and easy to navigate.

The Wizz Air App:  I find it super handy that you can manage everything from within an app, and it’s surprisingly free of glitches as well. I’ve never had trouble using my boarding passes from the app, or checking info on it.

Wizz Air Priority: Buying Wizz Air Priority can be cheap (prices were once only 4 euros, but these days range from 4-40 euros). If you’re able to get it for a cheap price, Priority is super worth it, and definitely much better and more accessible than some other budget airlines.

Punctuality: In all my experiences (knock on wood), I’ve never experienced a Wizz Air cancellation or even flight delay. I’ve heard from others that this was NOT the case for them, but from my multiple experiences, flights have always been punctual. I think it’s like with any airline, there will be good days and bad, but just know that Wizz Air isn’t exceptionally terrible with lateness.

Nice enough planes: I mean, as a 5’3″ child masquerading as an adult, I don’t need much leg room personally, but I’ve always found the planes to be decently comfortable since most of the routes are quite short (1-2 hours) anyway. I mean, it’s not the Four Seasons but it’s fine.

Wizz Air review: the inside of a Wizz Air plane

Wizz Air Cons

Wizz Air Customer Service: If anything goes wrong, you’re pretty much on your own. While the in-person staff are actually pretty nice, trying to reach the company to amend bookings or anything via phone or email is a downright nightmare.

Airports at Wizz Air Destinations: Often Wizz Air flights will be flying into small, budget airports that are far away from main cities and lack solid airport amenities.

Wizz Air Baggage Allowance:  You only get one bag for free, and this is a small carry-on bag. You don’t even get an additional purse or backpack, and you may be forced to put the bag in the hold unless you pay for priority, so you better learn to travel light and make use of every suitcase packing hack you can find!

Everything costs extra: Food, bags, even checking in at the airport – you name it, Wizz Air has found a way to charge you. Yay capitalism!

Must-Knows Before You Make a Wizz Air Booking

All that said, one of the biggest takeaways you should have from this review is that making a Wizz Air booking is fine so long as you have your expectations in check and know a few important things.

I mean, did you really expect a 10 euro ticket in a flying sky box to NOT have a catch? Come oooon.

Here are some super important must-knows to keep in mind:

1. If you’re not careful, you’re going to pay an absurd amount of additional fees

If you want a really good laugh, click here to read a full list of Wizz Air’s additional fees .

It’s practically longer than the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy.

It’s like: you want an SMS confirmation? 1 EURO. Want to change your name? 45 FREAKING EUROS. There’s even an ominous “Missed Departure Fee” that’s 70 euros and I have no idea what that’s even  for.

Truly, if you’re not careful, you will be paying fees that are 3 or 4x the cost of your actual flight.

Don’t fall for it!

This is how budget airlines fend off bankruptcy. I mean, selling 2 hours flights for ten euros ain’t enough to cover the bills, you know?

So here are a few things to keep in mind:

You will need to pay for bags.

To avoid paying for bags, you will need to pack light (i.e. one carry-on bag).

Unless you pay for Wizz Air priority, you don’t even get two bags (a carry-on + small purse or backpack), you need to have everything in ONE bag. They’re strict on this.

You will need to pay if you want to choose your own seat.

Otherwise, it’s randomly allocated and you might get separated from your travel companion.

Triple check everything before you make the booking.  

Any changes that you require will be practically impossible (or very expensive) to make. This includes things like your departure dates/times, names, etc.

You must check in before your departure.

This is probably the most common trap that people fall into.

If you don’t check in before you get to the airport, you’ll need to pay something silly like 30 euros to do it in-person. Check in in advance, get your boarding passes ready (printed or app) and relish in that dodged bullet.

Even customer service will cost you.

15 euros!  No joke. That’s the cost of their “Call Center Transaction Fee”, the cost of speaking to an actual human if you ever have a problem come up.

Otherwise, it’s email support that does (yes, I’ve tried this) take 3-4 weeks. I can only imagine it’s because their support team is one dude and a pack of seals they’re training to use computers.

They will upsell you like CRAZY.

Oh my gosh, trying to buy your flight without any extras is hilarious.

Before you get to the payment page, you are bombarded with a million aggressive upsells like “are you SURE you don’t want travel insurance? You might die” and “are you SURE you don’t want to book a car, hotel, dinner and some company for the night?” Okay, just kidding about that last one.

Buuuut yes, they are masters of the upsell. I’m surprised they don’t charge me for oxygen at this point.

Interior of Wizz Air plane

2. Triple check the airport for your Wizz Air destinations

Like many budget airlines, Wizz Air typically flies into smaller airports that are a total pain to get to.

For instance, my friendly neighbourhood Wizz Air airport is Memmingen, sometimes referred to as “Munich West”.

What they don’t tell you is they mean REALLY west, like “64 miles away from actual Munich” west… or “need to ride a 1.5 hour shuttle bus for 15 euros” west.

So, keep these additional costs in mind before making that Wizz Air booking.

NOTE: They do offer a Wizz Air Airport transfer service though, so be sure to look into that.

Last but not least, I need to say the airports at Wizz Air destinations are often not the best either, at least from my experience. I

mean, they’re rarely huge international airports so the facilities are often lacking.

They’re like little shoeboxes with a parking lot for planes, so yeah, keep that in mind too.

WIZZ AIR REVIEW BONUS TIP: Before you commit to a cheap ticket and buy shuttle services, use Omio to compare prices and see if there are cheaper/better ways to get there. Alternatively, use Skyscanner to see if there are flights to/from more central and main airports.

3. Familiarize yourself with the (truly comical) Wizz Air Baggage Allowance

You should know that budget airlines often make their money through baggage fees and Wizz Air is no exception.

With the price of your ticket, the only bag that you get included is ONE carry-on bag that is not even guaranteed to be brought on board with you (they force you to check it for free if there’s no more space).

This means unless you pay for priority, you don’t even get a small purse or backpack (as is the norm with most airlines).

NOTE: Wizz Air Hand Luggage Size has changed recently so refer to the image below for a recent photo of their “fit your bag in this or PAY” box.

Anyways, yes, Wizzair baggage is pretty crazy.

If you intend to check a bag in any way, shape or form, just know that it’s pretty pricey. For an up-to-date list on Wizzair luggage price, visit the official Wizz Air site.

Wizz Air review photo of the hand luggage size restrictions with Wizz Air

4. Know the Wizz Air cancellation policy

Wizz Air has a pretty strict cancellation policy. You can get the full scoop here on their official site .

At the time of writing this article, the cancellation fee is 60 euros.

If you pay this fee, then you get a full refund. Considering how cheap the flights are anyway, it might even be worth it.

This is why I need to stress that Wizz Air is definitely NOT for you if you need some flexibility in your booking.

5. Wizz Air priority boarding is 1000% worth it

4-40 euros for an extra carry-on bag and the ability to cut insane lines like these?

Totally, 1 million percent worth it if you’re able to score priority for a price on the lower end of this spectrum.

Once upon a time Priority was only 4 euros across the board, but this is no longer the case… which is a huge shame if you ask me!

Crazy crowds for Wizz Air at Varna Airport

Be mindful though that…

6. Wizz Air priority boarding will make you hilariously uncomfortable

So I will say this: while Wizz Air priority boarding is certainly worth the price tag, the systems in place for priority passengers are genuinely hilarious and terrible.

First off – there really isn’t a clear line for priority passengers because most people just gather around like a mob anyway.

This makes it very very awkward for you to slip in and board early because everyone will assume you’re cutting in line. I hope you enjoy judgey stares.

Once you get past the priority line, things get even weirder.

I’ve had two very different experiences.

At Memmingen Airport, priority passengers just awkwardly waited outside to board the plane, but there was no queuing system so eventually all the “regular” passengers came out mob-style and negated the priority privileges anyway.

I’m not sure what was worse – this or my more recent experience at Varna airport, where they had sectioned off the shuttle bus to the plane with a bit of yellow/black tape to segregate priority/non-priority passengers.

Us few priority passengers got to enjoy the luxury of enough space for cartwheels, while the regular passengers crammed like sardines into the other half.

It was awkward, and avoiding eye contact was a must.

Wizz Air bus

7. Consider investing in the Wizz Air Discount Club

So sure, obviously the Wizz Air Discount Club is just another money trap so they can siphon as much dolla from you as possible, but in some cases, it’s actually really worth it (or so I tell myself so I can sleep at night).

Basically, you pay 30 euros a year for the Standard Membership which gets you and one travel companion a minimum 10 euros discount on each flight, plus 5 euro discounts on checked bags.

This means it’s already worth it if you buy one set of roundtrip flights for you and a friend with bags! Since I intend to do more Balkans travel this year, I bought it and I’m still happy with my decision.

They also have a group membership that lets you extend your benefits to 5 companions for 70 euros a year. I mean, I don’t have that many friends, but you can do that if you want.

They also offer a Privilege Pass for frequent travelers that I’m not fancy enough for. Read more about it here .

Wizz air plane on a runway

8. Wizz Air Customer Service is like a group project – THEY WILL ALWAYS LET YOU DOWN

I can’t sugarcoat it. Wizz Air customer service is horrible .

Like, it’s so bad I can’t even wrap my mind around it.

The Wizz Air call center is a straight up trap. Like I mentioned above, you need to pay 15 euros to even open up a case file with them.

Otherwise, you’re subject to their email support people, where they will tell you that “due to high volume”, requests will take weeks to process… which they do.

NOTE: This is mostly in reference to when things go wrong and you need to amend your booking in any way. The in-person staff (flight attendants, check-in staff, etc.) are quite nice actually… I’ve never had a bad experience.

In short though, if you anticipate that you’ll require any kind of customer service at any point, think twice before booking with Wizz Air.

A view from the window of a Wizz Air plane

Wizz Air Route Map

Okay, your reaction at this point of my Wizz Air review probably falls under one of two camps: either you’re like “HECK YES, LET ME THROW MONEY AT YOU, WIZZ AIR” or you’re backing away slowly, rushing to the comfort and convenience of more mainstream airlines.

Either way, you might be curious to know the different routes that they fly.

You can find a Wizz Air flight map here.

Wizz Air Review: The Final Word – Is It Worth It?

Well, I promised you an honest Wizz Air review, so I hope you enjoyed all that oversharing!

At the end of the day, here’s what I think: Wizz Air, like any budget airline, has a lot of flaws. Or… let’s call them quirks.

Objectively, these quirks are pretty awful (inconvenient airports, poor customer service, many additional fees, etc.) BUT what totally makes them tolerable is the fact that the flights are SO CHEAP.

I mean, if you book early enough, you can go to some of the coolest places in Europe for 20 euros roundtrip… sometimes even less!

With prices like these, I honestly don’t get why people have such high expectations. For 20 euros, I’m pretty stoked so long as my plane doesn’t catch fire. You know?

So, if you’re a budget traveler, backpacking Europe or otherwise just want to travel Europe as cheap as possible , Wizz Air is a fine option so long as you’re familiar with the additional costs and you have your expectations in check.

If you have a little extra money to spend and hate any forms of inconvenience, more mainstream airlines might be a better fit for you.

Anyways, I hope you found this honest Wizz Air review helpful! Feel free to share your own experiences/questions in the comments below (the good, the bad AND the ugly).

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56 thoughts on “Wizz it Worth It? An Honest Review of Flying with Wizz Air”

I laughed, I cried, I now know a whole heck of a lot about Whizz air!

I flew with them in the past years and totally agree with your review. I have the same feeling about Wizz. I got the discount membership as well and it is easy to earn that back.

To be honest, Wizz Air sounds like every other budget airline in existence. Reading this review is like reading about Ryanair and easyJet. I guess they are fine if you know what to expect. I always fly budget cuz I’m cheap. haha!

I agree with everything you’ve written in this post but I LOVE WIZZ AIR! Living in Rotterdam, we use it to fly from Eindhoven, which is an hour and a half away (!), and yes the train costs more than most flights. But as someone who travels with a medical device, I’ve never had an issue flying with them and that’s saying a lot for any airline let alone a budget airline. Their special assistance people have always gotten back to me in a reasonable amount of time and helped out as needed. I personally don’t understand people who don’t read all the fine print and then complain about something. Yes, you have to know what you’re getting into and any fees you may face. But every time I’ve been waiting to get on the plane, I see the ticket checkers asking such people with two bags to try to fit everything into one. They’re not just automatically charging people, they’re relatively understanding. Oh and last – if you live in Europe close to a Wizz hub, the discount club is absolutely worth it. When I booked my first flight (with my husband) buying the club membership was cheaper than it would have been without it. It’s a nobrainer because not only do you save money on every flight, but you’re offered even more insane discounts on the regular. So anyway, that’s my love letter to Wizz Air. Even though you have to walk an endlessly long distance outside to get to the plane in Eindhoven, I’m still a convert!

I’ve flown Wizz Air once and had no issues but this review was hilarious can definitely apply to Ryanair!! Fab post – so refreshing!

Ohhhh dear, this is so good to know! I’m flying to Iceland with them in September – feel a little more prepare now that I’ve read this!

THE TRUTH. Nothing more. Loved the post.

Always a good laugh with you. I only flew them once from Malta to Cluj and I think I slept the whole time because I have blocked that memory out somehow. The name kind of cracks me up and I can totally handle judgey stares. I would definitely fly them again with those prices!

This was hilarious and also quite terrifying the extent they seem to be pressuring you into paying for extras and not to mention the anxiety you would feel not wanting to make a basic human error in the entire process!

Thanks for making my day 😉 what a refreshingly honest review. And I feel you. I only used Whizzair once or twice, but I feel pretty much the same about Ryanair. I am a frequent flyer (mainly work trips) and my go to airline is British Airways. But as long as you know what you let yourself into, using any of the budget airlines is fine (and sometimes just can’t be avoided, depending on your destination)

As someone who flies Ryanair all the time, I was used to the upsell while booking… I flew with them to Sofia from the UK and I think I preferred wizz! They descended really quickly though and my ears hurt more than usual, which happened on both flights but I’m not sure that’s their policy haha! Their free bag used to be handbag sized, is that still the case? This made me laugh, I’m also 5ft so leg room is never a problem ! Great post

I love using the liner,it is good,it is cheap,it is worth it.whenever I can I am tavelling with Wizz.new planes,nice crew.

Thank you for this exhaustive analysis. I flew Tallinn to Kiev and back a week ago – it was my first experience with WizzAir – and I have exactly the same impression about the company. I am very careful in any online activities, always double re-checking and by-passing the possible traps, and had no problems bying the return ticket and checking in for both legs (I used the fact that the return check-in starts 15 days in advance and printed boarding passes for both flights at home before leaving to my aunt in Kiev). I preferred to pay extra 46 euros for 20 kg check-in luggage just to avoid any anxiety about some excessive grams or kilograms in my bag. Anyway, even with that extra my trip was 100 euros cheaper than with standard airlines. And I booked my flight 5 days prior to departure. But, taking into account your review, in the future I will include in my travel insurance the “Travel Disruption” item. Just in case. On my back trip to Tallinn I had the same experience as Amber – on of my ears hurt. I didn’t know it was due to the rate of descending. I slightly opened my mouth to equalise the pressure and that helped to some extent.

My flight from Roma Ciampino to Chisinau started with problems and ended with even more problems regarding the return flight.

Firstly, I wasn’t able to complete the check-in online due to the following statement “CHECK-IN IS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO PAYMENT ISSUES (UNDER- OR OVERPAYMENT). The assistant at the counter in Ciampino, after a phone call to Wizz confirmed that I didn’t have to pay the extra charge of Euro 30 and that I would get a reimbursement of Euro 5 for the company’s mistake what never happened though.

Again, in Chisinau I couldn’t complete the check-in online. At the airport the handling was considerably more difficult. The assistant wouldn’t complete the check-in without my previous payment of Lei 700. When finally the check-in was supposed to be completed and I was handed over my passport I realized that the boarding pass was missing. I had to go back to the counter and ask for it.

After the boarding procedure, sitting on the bus to take me to the plane, the lady from the check-in appeared again. Still another mistake…she had kept the original check-in payment receipt which instead was for me and therefore was bringing it back. I’m thankful that the flight was ok and I have returned to Rome although having to pay for the return ticket to Termini that had been paid online along with my booking.

I’m extremely disappointed by this treatment and the unsatisfactory service. I’ve been a Wizz Club Member since October 2017. For each flight I purchased Wizz Priority and the bus transfer tickets from Roma Termini to Ciampino and return. However, the return ticket hadn’t been issued.

In case you would need it I can provide any proof. The cost of my flight amounts to Euro 169,98 + Wizz Priority Euro 10 + bus transfer ticket Euro 10 for a total of Euro 189,98. My statement of account on May 15, 2018 is showing this exact amount.

Please look into this matter as soon as possible. I’m confident that you will repay these unjustified expenses.

On Wizzair’s request I’ve sent all available proof but they continue to reject any responsability when it’s clear as day that’s all due to irregularities on their system.

This is my worst experience in many years.

Hi Elvi, I don’t work for Wizz Air (as I’m sure you can tell by this scathing review) but I’m sorry to hear you’ve had this experience. I hope you’re properly compensated soon!

ELVI I completely understand you. I somehow can’t see my post but I try to paste it here one more time hi All my honest review of these airways is. low budget. nice stewardess. small seats. you have to pay for all water,meal- understeable. my trip to tenerife was good but the return messed up my good mood completely. wizz air app notified me 48 hours back that I should check in which I did and seat was successfully assigned to me no error message about boarding pass not generated. it was generated from vienna to tenerife so I expected the same on return. well imagine my surprise when on airport they requested me to pay 35 euros. I was really mad about this tried to call wizzair hotline -no response- evening flight. when I wanted wizzair to refund this they said it was everything ok on their side and they will not refund. where I come from someone who provides service should make sure that his systems work properly. I haven’t received either error message on their app that boarding pass was not generated. if yes I would make sure I will have this generated. they also claim that tenerife does not support electronic passes which is not true as I saw people also for my flight scanning their phones. This simply ruined my experience with WIZZAIR. at the moment I have strongly negative feelings about these airways. cheers.

We have also written a review of Wizzair and got feedback that the review was too positive. Wizzair is a good airline to fly as long as you understand its low-cost model. But to be honest, 2 things have got much worse: baggage policy and seat assignment policy. But still we could fly with them.

The prices are unbeatable – that’s for sure! Nice to hear you had a positive experience with them. I do think thats possible, but you just need to be prepared haha. Hopefully this post will help a lot of people with that!

Came here to say: this is just such a great review. Thank you. I laughed loads.

I flew with Wizz Air once, and I forgot to check in online, it was my first flight with them, so they charged me around 38 Euros for printing a boarding card. That is soooo old fashioned!! This was in 2016, are they still chargeing that?? Anyway, flying with Norwegian, you always have a boarding pass in your phone, and usually free wifi (except for some long-haul flights). Yes they are more expensive than Wizz, but usually cheaper than regular airlines.

Fraud company, very unfriendly service, very dangerous flights with stupid stuff

I had the displeasure of flying from Budapest to Lisbon by Wizz Air. I bought the ticket through an agency and was never informed of the need to check in online. The interesting thing is that the company sent me an e-mail asking me to arrive at the airport early, but made no mention of the need to check in online. When I went on board I was obliged to pay 200 euros for the check in. I swear: 200 euros for check in. I complained, but very rude staff did not explain anything to me. Run away from this company.

200?!?!?! That is UNHEARD of. I’m so angry for you. I’m really sorry that happened. I’ve heard of 40-60 euros, but never 200. Thanks for sharing your experience!

Totally agree for the most part, no issues with Wizz just understand low cost model, no customer service if something goes wrong. A tip for people if you use Wizz Flex book each flight separately (their and back, you may have a medical issue or not be able to return but you already there). I booked Wizz Flex, 2 individual fees for each leg of my journey but have to cancel both legs because it is a return trip. I only need to cancel 1 leg but cannot do it, the price of the flights have gone up to make it not worth it cancelling both, not flexible at all. Aggressive in terms of business practice, know the rules and play them at their own game. Their trick is to suck you in at a low price and then pile on the extras and not support you if things go wrong.

Dear Christina! Thank you very much for this awesome review on wizzair. I have read so many negative comments on this airline and got very disappointed and started to look with fear into my upcoming trip. However you raised my spirit (at least a little bit). 🙂 I would like to ask you a few question about wizzair, maybe you know some of the answer from you travelling experience with them. I tried to find an e-mail address to ask them, but did not find any. 🙁 Do you know where to find it? We (my husband and I) will be travelling for the first time with them (also first time flying), so we are a little nervous. We bought wizz plus tickets and will fly without interruptions. We have to take with us a few bottles of wine as present, so can put them in the checked-in bag or they will be confiscated? I heard that you can bring with you only sealed toothbrush and toothpaste, deodorant, and preferably in the carry-on bag; is this true? Can you bring some food with you on the plane? Also, our ticket allow us to bring freely in the cabin area a trolley bag, but it must be a trolley bag or can be any kind of bag with the same dimensions? I apologize for this quite long comment and thank you for your help! :)))

Priority boarding on Wizz is definitely a scam. It just means you board the transit bus ahead of everyone else. It still means you have to wait until the gate is closed and everyone is aboard the buses. It states on their website that when the bus arrives you will be first on the plane, news flash probably not. Once the bus doors open it is a free for all.

What a wonderful review. Wizz sounds like Jetstar or Tiger here in Australia. I was looking at Tallinn to London and stumbled across this airline and searched for reviews. Yours was by the best. I’m still undecided by the way. It’s either Wizz or Ryanair for a direct flight and I’m not sure whether that’s much of a choice at all. I might do the long way and go Finnair with a connection.

I wanna book a flight with Wizz Air but all this reviews gave me a strange feeling about the airline. Thanks for your review. I will think about it twice now. The prices are really good but the hidden fees make me worry. I think its better to book a flight with this airline if you just want to make a short trip with hand luggage.

seriously, you have some fair points and have obviously travelled with wizz often, however i do not agree with your bottom line. wizz is not worth any of our money. they are cheating, lying, freaking cons and the service they offer is just plane pathetic misery. this is a pathetic excuse for an airline. and i say this after decades of shitty shitty experience using (because THERE IS JUST NO OTHER OPTION to travel to hungary from where i live). anyone NOT FORCED to choose them, Do OPT FOR ANOTHER. you really should.

I’m flying with this company several times a year and I must admit I have mixed feelings about them. Most of the time everything is fine but over the course of the last 3 years I had many different experineces from cancelled flight without giving any reason (fare refunded in full) to arriving earlier (45 mins!) at my destination. As for the upselling part, of course, it’s a budget airline and if someone doesn’t like this business model they should fly with somebody else. And a note for those who are complaining about high fees, everything is transparent and you know about the fees beforehand, in fact, they ask you multiple times before paying for anything whether you’re sure you’d like to continue with the purchase! Not paying attention and not reading all the available information is not an excuse!

The priority boarding in my opinion is a total waste of money (even if it costs just a few euros) at least at the airport which I’m usually flying to/from. Since they introduced plus one piece of carry-on with priority guaranteed on board the priority line is like tree times the size of the non-priority line. The airport even had to reorganize the gate area. 😀

I read a lot of stuff in advance, so I was able to avoid all the extra charges. However, when i booked the flights for a group of 11 people, the total sum was 1608€. I paid with a credit card and noticed a few days later, that ~1800€ was charged from my card. I checked everything a dozen times and the sum was 1608€ in all the confirmations and booking details.

After contacting the customer support via email, they told me that a third party company handles the payments and the extra cost is due to currency conversion charged by them. When booking, I had an option to choose to pay in EUR or PLN. Since I use EUR and all the prices at the site were in EUR, that’s what I chose. Appararently, it was a mistake and I should have chosen PLN to avoid the conversion made by the 3rd party company. It goes without saying, that this was not mentioned anywhere. Somewhere in their terms they mention something like “additional conversion fees may apply”. And in reality the company handling the payment is the same corporation group as wizzair.

I had to just take the hit and everyone paid 17-18€ extra each. I asked them for an actual receipt for the sum that was charged from me, but they couldn’t deliver one.

“Regarding your request to include the converted amount in your invoice, unfortunately we cannot comply with your request, as we have not received the difference between the conversion, nor is it reflected on our system.”

Thank you very much for this review! You saved me and my husband a surprise 50 euro fee at the airport for our carry-on bags.

The priority in wizz air is actually the price of bigger luggage that used to be free. Many people buy the option so you will find out at the gate that”priority” lane is as long as the standard one. I have also expierienced many delayed flights. The boarding is on time but start is delayed due to “airport congestion”. If the pilot says 45mins then it us over an hour. No customer service.

Worst airline and rudest service. Avoid at all cost!!!

hi All my honest review of these airways is. low budget. nice stewardess. small seats. you have to pay for all water,meal- understeable. my trip to tenerife was good but the return messed up my good mood completely. wizz air app notified me 48 hours back that I should check in which I did and seat was successfully assigned to me no error message about boarding pass not generated. it was generated from vienna to tenerife so I expected the same on return. well imagine my surprise when on airport they requested me to pay 35 euros. I was really mad about this tried to call wizzair hotline -no response- evening flight. when I wanted wizzair to refund this they said it was everything ok on their side and they will not refund. where I come from someone who provides service should make sure that his systems work properly. I haven’t received either error message on their app that boarding pass was not generated. if yes I would make sure I will have this generated. they also claim that tenerife does not support electronic passes which is not true as I saw people also for my flight scanning their phones. This simply ruined my experience with WIZZAIR. at the moment I have strongly negative feelings about these airways. cheers.

I’ve booked a holiday and found out that I’ve been booked with Wizzair, much to my dismay. You fail to mention that the ONE carry-on bag they allow you has to be smaller than 40x30x20cm!! You can bearly get anything in it so you are forced to pay for priority just to get a normal 55x40x23cm size hand luggage case on. I was told priority boarding is £41 each and then they would only allow two out of our party of three to have it because apparently THAT’S a discounted rate! So I tried to check in a bag instead, £116 for ONE 20kg bag between us, again extortionate! Cant afford that. Tried to get seat allocation – £123!! The list goes on, I dont know where people get priority for less than a tenner, a hold bag for under twenty etc. it’s not true, everything with this con company is massively expensive. I’ve been left now worried sick, I fly in a few days and I dont know what I’m going to do, we cant go a whole week without any clothes, it seems we are going to have to waddle onboard WEARING about 5 layers! And btw, the flights themselves were not that cheap either, dearer than other budget airlines that allow u a hand luggage case for free, let u sit together and only charge a small amount for priority boarding (which you dont need anyway since you already have your bag!) Oh and they SAY they allow you to take some food onboard if bought at the airport but only if that also fits in that tiny 20cm bag, so again they know you cant actually do it. They’ve got you every-which- way. Horrible. Nasty. Con-artists. Already spoiling my holiday and I havent even gone yet.

I bought the city express transfer together with the wizzair flight ticket, I didn‘t get any email or infos about the transfer. The link on the wizzair website about transfer doesn‘t work: blank page. I asked the flight attendants for infos: they didn‘t know about anything, so did everyone else in the airport. The only wizzair tel. numb. I could find (on the invoice) wasn‘t active anymore. Finally we found the wizzair bus meeting point, a wizzair transfer conductor was there but didn‘t take us on his bus, as it was a PR one. He checked and confirmed our reservations, then told us to wait for his colleague who was coming.

We waited 25 minutes, under the sun, alone in the parking, then we left and payed another transfer. That‘s a shame, the worst first impression of wizzair services ever!

We could neither use the return transfer ’cause we wouldn‘t even now where and when would be the meeting point.

The transfer company answered to my complaint at first with a standard mail (“you will get a transfer confirmation”.. but it was already over!) and they never answered to my new complaint!

I wrote to wizzair and they basically said that they don’t give a thing about it because the contract was with the transfer company. So they’re really non interested in the quality of they additional services neither in clients feedbacks. Nice.

Luckily enough the public transports from the airport to the center are really good: 3 € per ride, easy to find, punctual, air con… so why, why, WHY buy the wizzair express transfer??

I have traveled with Wizz a couple of times. Not the best air travel choice, but always got me from a to b. Since the pandemic, these MONSTERS, because i can’t find a nicer word, are SCAMMING people out of their money. They promise flights will go through, but they never do. They reschedule flights automaticly for you, without your former consent, and then they tell you that you already accepted the changes. IT Is over 1 year that i HAVE TO fly, and they just push it out so long that the reason why i had to fly became the reason i couldn’t fly no more(paperwork expired). The Customer service is HORRENDOUS! they never were friendly, but for them to tell me: ” we can’t help you” after it’s their fault and they didn’t even try!!!!!! And don’t even get me started on the refund policy. In what universe is 120% credit half than what you payed in? And after paying extra for the freaking rescheduling, 2 or 3 times!!! I recommend, if you still want or have to to fly with these SCAM ARTISTS , get yourself directly a lawyer !

This was really helpful. I was tempted by the cheap flights, but I am a wheelchair user and the thought of using something that doesn’t have good customer service is daunting. Don’t suppose you know anything about how they treat disabled passengers (and the wheelchairs that end up in the hold…?)

This airline is a total rip off!! Just had to pay €50 for “2 extra bags” – including my handbag as that counted as extra!! No body said anything on way to Budapest from Luton!!!! First & last time traveling with this awful airline, never on time either … I am a frequent traveller but never been treated as such….. daylight robbery!

I would have saved money if I would not use Wizzair. There is NO customer service. I would not advice anyone to book with them. Their system is full of bugs and they find excuses to charge you additional fees – if you don’t pay – you won’t fly.

Priority for 4€ ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I booked a flight to London and when I wanted to choose priority just to have a trolley included, it costs 20€!!! in one way, so it’s 40€!!! for both ways!!!! What in the hell

This post is for 2018. Since then the carry on is now 40x30x20. Just a small bag is allowed. And if you want priority it is around 20€. A total rip off. And they are cancelling routes and changing destinations on existing bookings without emailing you about it. Sucks.

I like to think of low cost airlines not as relentless moneymakers, but as airlines which give me the opportunity to strip the things I don’t need off my ticket. If I don’t need the free bag and the airplane food which are “complimentary” (read: included in the ticket price) with other airlines, it’s great to be able to opt out of paying for them. In my experience, Wizzair is better than many low cost airlines – in fact the only low cost thing about them is the pricing policy. Their staff are usually impeccably trained, polite and helpful, their aircraft are new, and their safety record is so far impeccable, so they are usually my first choice for flying anywhere. I agree with most of what the post says – but would like to make just three comments in Wizzair’s defense: (1) many of the folks who get charged for various services out of the blue are people who haven’t flown low cost before and don’t know that you should read through the rules; there’s nothing hidden in their fees, they’re posted clearly on the web, so I don’t see this as the airline’s problem; and I don’t think it makes sense for them to send you an email of what the airline does NOT offer 🙂 (2) some of the airports they use are the smaller ones – but in many places they do fly into the main airport (e.g. Barcelona, Oslo, or anything in Eastern Europe); and (3) the way in which things are organised in the airports is often up to the airport, not wizzair; those guys who scream at you to put everything in your bag are often the company who operates the checkin at the local airport. Whenever I’ve had less than pleasant experiences with those, it wasn’t with the wizzair employees, who were always very polite, and sometimes actually charming (like on last week’s flight from Oslo, where the flight attendants’ professionalism would have shamed anyone at Lufthansa). I’m not a wizzair employee either, by the way, but I confess I’m a fan, and a fairly frequent flyer and user of their Discount club 🙂

Thanks for the positive and logical reply

Really bad company, with sales techniques absolutely unfair. When we booked our tickets they forced us to pay an extra to choose a seat whereas it’s absolutely not compulsory. We finally found how to pass this step but everything is maid to force people to pay.

Then, we paid 10 euros for a “cabin bagage” when we booked our flight. Our bag was exactly on the good dimensions but surprisingly we were forced to pay a fine at the gate of the plane because this bag was supposed to be checked-in, it was not mention anywhere on our ticket or on our mail…

Finally we paid 10 euro to add this little bag + a 30 euros fine. It was unbelievable that anyone in the staff understood their mistake, and moreover spoke very aggressively. This company is stealing money by using this kind of process (one third of the passenger had the same problem).

LAST TIME WIZZ AIR, even if I have to fly with 3 stops instead of direct.

WIZZAIR MADE US PAY FOR CONFIRMED TICKET, MADE US PAY FOR CHECKIN, MADE US PAY FOR LUGGAGE and at he END THE FLIGHT WAS OVERBOOKED AND 3 OF US WERE LEFT BEHIND WITHOUT GETTING ANY SEAT, they separated the whole Family, although FAMILIES wit SMALL KIDS SHOULD HAVE PRIORITY!!!!!

We have booked 4 full fare tickets 2 Adults 2 Kids (7,8).

1) Online checkin did not work for us, so we arrived at the airport and had to pay 125,- Euros to checkin (CHECKIN FEE for CHECKING in on the Airport). We had to run to another terminal to pay this fee, and come back to show the receipt, otherwise no boarding passes?????

2) According to ticket we were allowed to take 4 small bags. We have bought 4 small bags specifically for this trip with a maximum of 6 kg as described (same size as a backpack, but very small trollies). Nevertheless the weight and size didn’t matter to checkin staff and they made us pay another 65 euros, since they were not a backpack and looked like trollies???? For what reason does Wizzair have weight and size restrictions if they don’t stick to it???????.

3) Arriving at the Gate, without any seats assigned we went to the lady at the gate which was not a WIZZAIR EMPLOYEE (3 party Aircraft Handling Company), to tell us that the flight is OVEBOOKED and we will have to wait until the end with our 2 little kids to see if they can take us. The screen at the gate showed families with children have priority boarding (didn’t look like).

At the END only my wife was able to board the plane, and I was left behind with my two kids. The third party handling agent at the gate told us to leave the terminal and go outside to the 3rd party ticket counter to get alternative plans.

This did dot happen since the had to booked another ticket online at the gate to catch a flight VIE-BCN-AGP, which airline was able to accept us at the gate with bags and without additional costs for checkin and luggage.

I would highly recommend not flying Wizzair, this behaviour should not be tolerated from an airline against full fare paying passengers by law.

Unfortunately, I see myself forced to write a negative review for my first and only experience with Wizz Air. If you are a traveller or enjoy visiting new cities please take 2 mins to read this:

I had a flight from Berlin to Budapest on 6.12.2019, it was overbooked so I was denied boarding.

I contacted the airlines in the next day and until today I didn’t receive the compensation as per the EU regulations. I was accused of not showing up at the counter to take the denied boarding form.

This is not true because I showed up in the counter and was given back the check-in money in cash. In addition, I was granted a one night stay at the airport’s hotel and the officers clarified to me to claim the compensation online. So how can I not show up in the counter and take these?

I understand that an overbooked flight can just happen but what is not accepted is to spend 40+ days sending several emails to get the compensation.

At the moment I am not sure if this review will move something yet I think that when someone reads this will definitely think twice before booking with #Wizzair.

#complain #over_booking #EU_regulations #berlin_sxf

Contact with their customer service is 100% impossible IF you are not in one of the countries they operate from. I am organising flights for others, but myself am in Kenya. Because of COVID19 I have been hit by sudden flight bans by certain countries. Their online options don’t cover everything. In addition, all of their contact telephone numbers are Premium Service high cost numbers which you cannot access from outside the country. They provide no email. This is not about having no experience with low cost airlines, or experience in complex bookings. It is about a severely limited service. It is sad, it means with even one lost booking which could not be rebooked/credited, or anything else, all of the people I am booking with will now have a negative view of Wizz air, who will lose future bookings. It will be worth paying more for backup in extreme circumstances. Sad really.

Wizzair charged me twice for my flight because of an error on their website. It happened in December 2019. It is now September 2020 and I still have not been issued with a refund. Wizzair has already said twice that they issued me with a refund, but they never did. The worst customer service ever. Never flying with Wizzair again.

Price performance fits. New machines; Staff friendly; Clean Punctual; Affordable. You get what you pay for and you have to inquire in advance. Meanwhile I flew with Wizz again and always everything is OK.

Ignorant Wizz Air employee at check-in (London, Luton) made me miss my flight by insisting on an unnecessary COVID test. (Not required for immunised passengers arriving in Gibraltar – they do a free test on arrival). By the time I had obtained the test outside the airport, the check-in desk was closed. They refuse to admit liability and it cost me £350 on train fare to Gatwick, new ticket, overnight stay at airport hotel etc.

Do not fly Wizzair! Why? Because they are masters of deceiving tricks and practices. Take a moment and read what I experienced, and then decide if you want to fly with this company. It all began when we found cheap tickets to Sicily and we decided to make a reservation for our holiday. My three kids, wife and me. Of course, they offer all possible extras such as travel insurance, risk trip cancellation, 4.99 eur per person for online check-in service, service package assistance for 32.80 eur, etc, it’s up to you. We had to fight through a complicated system of check-in two days before the departure, as they kept sending emails, inviting and pressing to do the reservation of seats. If we don’t do the check-in online for free, it would cost us 35 eur per passenger at the airport. When I tried to do the check-in, the system wouldn’t let me through, unless I choose the seats. But these had to be paid extra 60 eur per seat. Naturally I was searching for fora to find out if I really have to pay this extra or is it possible to do it at the airport for free. Nothing useful came out of this search, so this is another reason why I’m writing these lines. One day before the flight, the amount for check-in (for free) and choosing seats was reduced to a more reasonable sum, so I thought ok, maybe I will not have so many problems at the airport and children can sit together with us. On the day of departure, I received an email even before we started from our home, saying that there will be a delay. When we came to the airport, another email for further delay arrived – altogether almost two hours. Needless to say, that this was the only flight to show delay on the departures display… We arrived safely, sitting together and playing with the children. When asked for a cup of water for my son who had hiccups, the steward kindly said we can buy a bottle. When our holiday was nearing the end, I was expecting an email from the company, saying we can do the check-in, as it happened the first time repeatedly. Unfortunately, no email came, and in all the fuss about returning the rent-a-car and packing I forgot to do it a day earlier. It should be said, that online check-in at this company is possible until three hours before the flight. After that you have to do it at the ticket office and pay for it. It’s all clearly explained on their website. Our flight was scheduled at 14:50 next day, so I decided to do it early in the morning. When I was looking to figure out how to do it, I learned that I forgot the password for the company’s website. So, I pressed the password reset button and waited. And waited. We had to move on to the airport, went to the counter, but the lady said that we can check-in only two hours before the flight. Finally, the password reset email came, exactly at 12:00! I tried to do the check-in, but the system didn’t allow it any more, as it is possible to do it only until three hours before the flight. Flight which was already advertised to be delayed. I went to the counter, and very nice lady tried to do it for me, but then she realized it is impossible and sent me to the ticket office. There was nobody until 13:30 and finally another nice lady explained to me that I have to pay extra 215 eur for check-in and for issuing flying tickets. As the departure was nearing, I decided to surrender. And it wasn’t only me who had this problem, at least three other passengers I saw standing behind me at the ticket office – a young couple from USA and another lady. Of course, we got seats scattered all around the airplane, from row 6 till 32 – to punish us further? Later in the plane I noticed empty rows just in front of me, the system knew we are a family with kids… I didn’t say anything about the luggage yet. A very elaborated system, but you can choose whatever suits you best, so we took two checked-in bags, allowing us to have 2x20kg of stuff, paying extra 104 eur and two hand baggage. For children we decided to take the priority option, allowing them to have two cabin baggage, one of 8kg, and one hand baggage. As we already witnessed unpleasant situations at boarding, we were very careful to respect the allowed dimensions – 1/40x30x20 and 1/55x40x23. Waiting for delayed departure (again), we saw a man who evidently suffered some kind of accident and had immobilized left arm. His wife asked for a priority boarding and thy were allowed to it. But then a lady came, asking them about the luggage. As they didn’t pay for it, they were not allowed to bring it to the cabin, unless they pay extra. Another lady wanted to bring her baggage to the cabin, although she paid with her ticket for the checked-in luggage (but did not use this option). So, she has been invited to pay extra 45 eur before boarding. What is evident from this writing, is the fact that the company actively seeks how to deceive passengers to squeeze more money out of their pockets, which is nothing new for a low-cost company. But in the attempt to achieve this goal, they carry out a series of unfair practices. From the attractive price at the beginning (14,99 eur for us), it costed us almost 700 eur. This is an amount that allows you to fly with a normal airline, you don’t have to choose low-cost and to endure all this stress and fraudulent practices. But the most striking thing that triggered this writing is the planned delay in sending an electronic response to a password reset, and the fact that it’s a deliberate and intentional delay. Wait until it is too late to do the online check-in is really a dirty, rude, dishonest and unfair practice. And the trick that you cannot check-in if you don’t pay for seats? Why do you have to pay for seat allocation when checking online? Why there is no clear explanation how to avoid this payment? I invite any other passenger who had similar experiences to write a response to this notice, to explain people that this company is not worth their trust. Of course, I took all the envisaged steps to appeal to the company, but received only the standardized and impersonal answers, explaining the rules of the company’s website. I will no longer fly with this company, and I hope I saved someone’s money and nerves too, when they will choose some other airline. I know that all the rules are carefully explained on the company’s website, but they are so twisted and difficult to understand, you cannot realize you have a problem. Fly safely and enjoy your holidays!

They trick you with cheap flights…….and then you end up paying more! they fucken make you feel that you wish you took the other flight offers! trust me.. you wont save money. simply put big SCAMMERS!!! with very low customer support, which i think is purposly done that way!!! ask yourself, who on the fucken earth charges customer support call? they dont charge you just a normal fee…fucken 15 euros for a fucken call that supposed to be free!!! So tell me that isnt that way on purpose to discourage people to claim anything….. Their online check-in link is fucked up…it might not work….and even if its not your fault they will charge you at the airport…. and like i said…there is not way to claim or explain the situation! its black hole! SCAMMER SCAMMER…..Will never ever fly them again….

Here’s the thing – Wizz cancelled my flight, and then their “hilariously horrible” customer service kicked in, and I haven’t been able to get a refund, let alone compensation, for over a month.

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Low-cost showdown: wizz air vs ryanair - what airline is best.

Two of Europe's biggest low-cost airlines duke it out for supremacy in the Simple Flying analysis!

Travelers in Europe are spoiled for choice when it comes to flying on a budget, with the airlines like Ryanair and Wizz Air offering incredibly low fares. In fact, one can fly across the European continent for under a hundred euros or jet off to a Mediterranian island for the change in their pocket at times. But of the two airlines, which is the better one to fly on? Let's find out.

How will we compare the two airlines?

The best way to compare the two airlines actually won't be on price. As the two airlines expand on the battlefield of Europe, they regularly undercut each other to popular destinations resulting in a shifting tide of fares. You can't say one airline is cheaper than another when a month later, the dynamic may have flipped.

Thus we need to compare each aircraft, onboard products, and how much all those extras like baggage and food cost to find out which is best.

Aircraft fleet

Both carriers are loyal to their respective narrowbodies, with Ryanair operating the Boeing 737 (minus one subsidiary) and Wizz Air opting for the Airbus A320.

Ryanair currently houses 514 aircraft across Europe, with 409 737-800s, 75 737 MAX 8-200s, 29 A320-200s (all flying under Lauda Europe), and one 737-700. By comparison, Wizz Air operates 165 aircraft, divided into 65 A321neos, 53 A320-200s, 41 A321-200s, and six A320neos.

Let us talk about seat pitches, a key factor for passengers.

Ryanair offers two different seat types, a 'premium' section and a regular economy section on its 737-800. The former has 32-34 inches of legroom, while the latter only has 30 inches of legroom. The fact that you can pay to upgrade to more legroom is a plus. The newer 737 MAX 8-200 features only 28" of pitch, matching other low-cost airlines globally.

Wizz Air offers only one seat type, economy, with 28-30 inches of legroom and no recline. You can pay to upgrade to an exit row seat, however. Wizz is in the process of redesigning its seats and the new version has less give and is much harder than the older model. You can tell if the aircraft has a newer model or older model by the color of the aircraft 'nose' (Purple is older, and white is newer).

Both Ryanair and Wizz Air allow you to take onboard a free cabin bag, although Wizz Air allows you a slightly bigger bag than their competitor for free. The first bag must be under 10kgs and fit below the seat ahead for both airlines.

From here, passengers must pay for any other amenities. Ryanair charges £/€12-25 for a 10kg checked bag at booking and raises this to £/€24-36 at the airport. A 20kg bag will run you £/€18-50 at booking and £/€40-60 at the airport, with each extra kg costing £/€9-11.

Ryanair also sells a 'Priority and two cabin bags' deal that costs travelers £/€8-30 and allows for early boarding as well as a 10kg carry-on.

Wizz Air's bag prices vary slightly depending on the low and high seasons to maximize revenue. Prices also vary significantly depending on the route, with Wizz flying as far as Abu Dhabi. A checked 10kg bag will cost €5-71, 20kgs will cost €8-95, and 32kgs will run you €14-120 if booked online or before the flight. The minimum you will pay at airports costs €60 for 20kgs and €120 for 32kgs in the peak season.

Overall, Ryanair seems to be cheaper, although if you have a lot of baggage, it might be cheaper to fly on Wizz Air with a single 32kg case.

Bottom line

So after looking at the seats, aircraft, food, baggage, and more, which airline is best?

  • Aircraft - Tie - We can't deny that the A320neos are a nicer plane to fly on and easily take on the older Boeing 737-800. However, with the 737 MAX now more prominent, both carriers now have newer, more efficient aircraft.
  • Seats - Ryanair - Bigger legroom and more comfortable seats go a long way, especially if you are flying a long way too!
  • Baggage - Depends on how much baggage you have and how far the route is. Wizz Air might be cheaper if you have a lot of baggage or a short flight, and Ryanair offers the most consistent prices.

What we didn't touch on was the route network between the two carriers. Ryanair offers more flights with its much bigger fleet within Europe. However, Wizz has spent the pandemic growing beyond its traditional East-West market and expanded further into Western Europe and the Middle East with Wizz Air Abu Dhabi. If you are flying with the prevailing winds of the airline (pun intended), you might find a better deal with one or the other.

What do you think? Which airline is the best? Let us know in the comments.

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Passengers who bought Wizz Air mystery trip scream after flight announcement reveals where they’re going

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The passengers were pretty ecstatic with their surprise destination..

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How would you feel about jetting off to an unknown country?

Well, this is what a flight full of passengers had to face after a TikToker posted a video of the moment she and others were told where they’d been flown to.

And judging by their screams, I'd say they were pretty happy with their surprise destination.

Tasha, a solo traveller posted a video about a Wizz Air campaign she joined which jets you off to a city unknown and only discloses where you are when you get there.

In her video, you can hear the moment the pilot states, ‘we’d like to welcome you to Antalya, Türkiye’ to dozens of woo-ing passengers and it’s a crazy thing to see.

However, that doesn’t mean everyone was happy to watch the delighted reaction.

A lot of people were unsure about how you could arrange this experience, to which traveller Tasha pinned her explanation.

She wrote: “In reply to everyone’s comments this was a special campaign that Wizz Air sometimes do! For influencers and IG competition winners. It included a hotel stay too. Check out my vlog for all the info!!”

Thankfully, most viewers were excited on her behalf and loved the destination the company chose for the flight passengers.

One TikTok user wrote: “I lived in Turkey last summer and it’s beautiful!! Antalya is a great city!”

Another said: “Omggg literally my dream to do a mystery trip.”

Though, there were some questioned about what would happen to those who didn’t hold a valid visa for the location.

Someone asked: “How does this work with visas or do they only go to places that don’t need it?”

A second person questioned how the hotel bookings work: “Question, how do you get a hotel when you get there? Do you just make the reservation with the airline or just hope that there’s housing.”

Thankfully, Wizz Hair has it all on their website - which states: “Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest-growing and most environmentally sustainable airline globally*, is offering Brits the chance to win a trip of a lifetime to a mystery destination as part of its new #LetsGetLostwithWIZZ campaign.

“The flight will depart from London Gatwick to the unknown destination on the 7th of March. Those selected can expect a jam-packed four-day itinerary of fun, including cultural, culinary and adventure activities."

The group were treated to a trip to Antayla, Turkey.

Passengers are pretty much kept in the dark about where they are going until they land - with the winners 'only being told what climate to pack for a few days ahead of the trip'.

Plus hotels are booked for the passengers in advance and if you need a visa to enter, they’d obviously have to disclose this.

In another video, the solo traveller posted about her journey with Wizz Air and its mystery package - which it turned out to be an amazing experience.

Not only did the airline book a beautiful hotel with a buffet and entertainment, but Tasha even claimed that as soon as the passengers stepped out of the plane, they were ‘treated like royalty’.

Now, that’s something I can get behind.

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Dr Khan smiles after successfully delivering the baby girl onboard the Wizz Air flight

Passengers onboard a Wizz Air flight from Jordan to London disembarked the aircraft with a brand new traveller: a newborn baby.

Two hours into the flight from Amman to Luton Airport , a woman went into labour, prompting junior doctor Hassan Khan to leap into action.

After the crew called for a doctor, Dr Khan, 28, volunteered to help the woman who was lying outside the cockpit door.

Dr Khan, who works at Basildon Hospital in Essex , had been on holiday to Jordan with his friends when the drama unfolded.

He said his experience in the neonatal resuscitation unit helped him assist the baby girl, who initially came out ‘a little blue’.

Dr Khan explained: ‘I told the flight attendants what equipment I needed – which would include a neonatal-sized oxygen mask, a clamp for the umbilical cord and a stethoscope – none of which they had on a plane, of course.’

Hassan Khan was returning from a holiday with his friends in Jordan when cabin crew called for a doctor

With the help of Dr Khan and a passenger who spoke Arabic to translate for the unnamed woman, a healthy baby girl was delivered – with the only equipment used being towels.

The Wizz Air flight then diverted to Brindisi Airport in Southern Italy so the new mum and her baby girl could receive medical treatment.

Dr Khan said: ‘I was actually late to my shift because of this diversion, but thankfully they were very impressed and wanted the full update.

‘My consultant congratulated me and said it was a really good job. People were saying it was miraculous – I only realised how significant it was after I had the chance to process it all.’

The arrival of the little girl on the Wizz Air flight marks the 75th baby to be born on a commercial flight – and Dr Khan said the woman and her family updated him from the Italian hospital to say both mum and baby are doing well.

‘It was a big sigh of relief, some positive closure to the whole situation,’ he said.

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Mr Khan said the baby was born healthily at about 04:00 GMT on Saturday

Other miracle mid-air births

It’s not common to give birth on planes. In fact, it only occurs with roughly one in 26,000,000 passengers.

This statistic is helped by the fact that most doctors don’t recommend pregnant women fly past 36 weeks pregnant, or 32 weeks pregnant with twins or triplets.

Despite the rarity of birth on a plane, it’s happened on multiple occasions in the past few years.

In 2017, a baby born prematurely on a Jet Airways flight from Saudi Arabia to India was given free air tickets for life.

It was the first mid-flight birth for the India-based airline, hence the generous gift to the new baby.

In 2021, a woman who didn’t know she was pregnant gave birth halfway through a flight to a premature baby.

What happens if you go into labour on a plane?

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Going into labour more than 30,000 feet in the air is not ideal by any means – but most flight attendants are trained for basic medical emergencies.

One flight attendant previously told Business Insider : ‘I could deliver a baby if I have to.’

Pilots are alerted to the situation and often ask if anyone onboard is a doctor or nurse, who can assist with the birth.

But the baby’s citizenship can be questioned – if a baby is born over land, some countries grant citizenship automatically, like the US.

Some factors also include the country where the plane is registered, the parents nationality and the destination.

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Wow: Wizz Air To Grow By Under 2% This Summer As Engine Problems Bite

  • The carrier is based on high growth and low costs.
  • The ongoing engine situation means seats for sale have risen by just 1.94% this summer compared to last year.
  • Its A320ceos and A321ceos will be used more than before, counteracting the lower use of the affected neos.

Wizz Air is famous for its fast growth. Expansion is crucial for low-cost and ultra-low-cost carriers to reduce seat-mile costs, which enables low fares, passenger growth, greater competitiveness, and market share. But it must not be at the expense of high loads and excellent reliability and punctuality. Wizz Air often seems to suffer from punctuality problems.

Less than 2% growth this summer

Due to the ongoing Pratt & Whitney engine problems, Wizz Air will barely grow this summer. According to ch-aviation data , about a quarter of the Group's Airbus A320neos and A321neos are grounded. Some aircraft are parked for normal maintenance rather than bigger things, so the proportion will be slightly lower. Nonetheless, it is a massive chunk of its fleet.

The Wizz Air Group comprises the original Hungary airline along with UK, Malta, and Abu Dhabi units. When combined, schedules submitted to Cirium indicate that it has about 36.74 million roundtrip seats for sale this April-September .

While that might sound a lot, it is up by just 36.04 million in the same six months last year – a rise of 1.94%.

This is partly because of a much bigger role now for its generally lower-capacity ceos than its neos (see later), with flights up by 3.05%. It is possible that Q3 (July-September), in particular, will see further changes.

Lower growth, higher fares?

Minimal growth means higher seat-mile costs, even if it is temporary. Ordinarily, low-growth airlines require higher fares to achieve higher seat-mile revenue to offset the higher unit costs.

Given the Group CEO's previous comments on how the Pratt & Whitney problem will impact profitability, it does not expect this to be too successful. However, this might have been somewhat exaggerated to help with compensation.

Still, higher fares would be easier to achieve in the summer with higher demand, and it would depend on what competitors are doing. Even Ryanair has said that it'll have higher fares this summer from lower-than-expected capacity as fewer 737 MAXs will be delivered.

Look at how aircraft use has changed

Due to the engine problem, Wizz Air is more reliant on its cheaper but less fuel-efficient ceos than it would otherwise like to be. Although it is done from a lack of alternative choice, it is an intriguing side angle to its green claim.

Examining Cirium data shows just how flights by the A320ceo, A321ceo, A320neo, and A321neo have changed year-on-year. Obviously, it would not have grown at all if it did not temporarily fall back on its older equipment.

Do not misunderstand. The A321neo is still overwhelmingly Wizz Air's leading aircraft. The lower use means it just accounts for 43% of the Group's flights this summer, down by six percentage points from last year.

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Five fewer airports than last summer.

The lack of available equipment and far shallower capacity growth means routes have been cut and some seasonal resumptions pushed back. As two random examples, London Luton to Palma – which was to return on March 31 – will not take off until June 3, while London Gatwick-Nice will not operate between the end of April and the end of October. That is odd for what is particularly a summer route.

The Group plans to serve 184 airports in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia, and more this April-September, excluding some served due to runway works elsewhere.

It will fly to seven fewer airports than it did in the same period last year. Of course, all airlines remove airports, whether due to underperformance or as a negotiating stance due to an unwillingness to reduce fees or more. However, it is unusual for growing airlines to have fewer airports the following year.

Gone are Aarhus, Bahrain, Bristol, Comiso, Edinburgh, Fuerteventura, Grenoble, Kukës, Lamezia Terme, Łódź, Luxembourg, Marsa Alam, Olsztyn-Mazury, Palermo, Preveza, and Växjö . They have, of course, been partly offset by new airports, with Stuttgart the most recently announced. There are just not enough additional airports to offset the cuts.

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The Moscow Metro Museum of Art: 10 Must-See Stations

There are few times one can claim having been on the subway all afternoon and loving it, but the Moscow Metro provides just that opportunity.  While many cities boast famous public transport systems—New York’s subway, London’s underground, San Salvador’s chicken buses—few warrant hours of exploration.  Moscow is different: Take one ride on the Metro, and you’ll find out that this network of railways can be so much more than point A to B drudgery.

The Metro began operating in 1935 with just thirteen stations, covering less than seven miles, but it has since grown into the world’s third busiest transit system ( Tokyo is first ), spanning about 200 miles and offering over 180 stops along the way.  The construction of the Metro began under Joseph Stalin’s command, and being one of the USSR’s most ambitious building projects, the iron-fisted leader instructed designers to create a place full of svet (radiance) and svetloe budushchee (a radiant future), a palace for the people and a tribute to the Mother nation.

Consequently, the Metro is among the most memorable attractions in Moscow.  The stations provide a unique collection of public art, comparable to anything the city’s galleries have to offer and providing a sense of the Soviet era, which is absent from the State National History Museum.  Even better, touring the Metro delivers palpable, experiential moments, which many of us don’t get standing in front of painting or a case of coins.

Though tours are available , discovering the Moscow Metro on your own provides a much more comprehensive, truer experience, something much less sterile than following a guide.  What better place is there to see the “real” Moscow than on mass transit: A few hours will expose you to characters and caricatures you’ll be hard-pressed to find dining near the Bolshoi Theater.  You become part of the attraction, hear it in the screech of the train, feel it as hurried commuters brush by: The Metro sucks you beneath the city and churns you into the mix.

With the recommendations of our born-and-bred Muscovite students, my wife Emma and I have just taken a self-guided tour of what some locals consider the top ten stations of the Moscow Metro. What most satisfied me about our Metro tour was the sense of adventure .  I loved following our route on the maps of the wagon walls as we circled the city, plotting out the course to the subsequent stops; having the weird sensation of being underground for nearly four hours; and discovering the next cavern of treasures, playing Indiana Jones for the afternoon, piecing together fragments of Russia’s mysterious history.  It’s the ultimate interactive museum.

Top Ten Stations (In order of appearance)

Kievskaya station.

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Kievskaya Station went public in March of 1937, the rails between it and Park Kultury Station being the first to cross the Moscow River.  Kievskaya is full of mosaics depicting aristocratic scenes of Russian life, with great cameo appearances by Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin.  Each work has a Cyrillic title/explanation etched in the marble beneath it; however, if your Russian is rusty, you can just appreciate seeing familiar revolutionary dates like 1905 ( the Russian Revolution ) and 1917 ( the October Revolution ).

Mayakovskaya Station

Mayakovskaya Station ranks in my top three most notable Metro stations. Mayakovskaya just feels right, done Art Deco but no sense of gaudiness or pretention.  The arches are adorned with rounded chrome piping and create feeling of being in a jukebox, but the roof’s expansive mosaics of the sky are the real showstopper.  Subjects cleverly range from looking up at a high jumper, workers atop a building, spires of Orthodox cathedrals, to nimble aircraft humming by, a fleet of prop planes spelling out CCCP in the bluest of skies.

Novoslobodskaya Station

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Novoslobodskaya is the Metro’s unique stained glass station.  Each column has its own distinctive panels of colorful glass, most of them with a floral theme, some of them capturing the odd sailor, musician, artist, gardener, or stenographer in action.  The glass is framed in Art Deco metalwork, and there is the lovely aspect of discovering panels in the less frequented haunches of the hall (on the trackside, between the incoming staircases).  Novosblod is, I’ve been told, the favorite amongst out-of-town visitors.

Komsomolskaya Station

Komsomolskaya Station is one of palatial grandeur.  It seems both magnificent and obligatory, like the presidential palace of a colonial city.  The yellow ceiling has leafy, white concrete garland and a series of golden military mosaics accenting the tile mosaics of glorified Russian life.  Switching lines here, the hallway has an Alice-in-Wonderland feel, impossibly long with decorative tile walls, culminating in a very old station left in a remarkable state of disrepair, offering a really tangible glimpse behind the palace walls.

Dostoevskaya Station

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Dostoevskaya is a tribute to the late, great hero of Russian literature .  The station at first glance seems bare and unimpressive, a stark marble platform without a whiff of reassembled chips of tile.  However, two columns have eerie stone inlay collages of scenes from Dostoevsky’s work, including The Idiot , The Brothers Karamazov , and Crime and Punishment.   Then, standing at the center of the platform, the marble creates a kaleidoscope of reflections.  At the entrance, there is a large, inlay portrait of the author.

Chkalovskaya Station

Chkalovskaya does space Art Deco style (yet again).  Chrome borders all.  Passageways with curvy overhangs create the illusion of walking through the belly of a chic, new-age spacecraft.  There are two (kos)mosaics, one at each end, with planetary subjects.  Transferring here brings you above ground, where some rather elaborate metalwork is on display.  By name similarity only, I’d expected Komsolskaya Station to deliver some kosmonaut décor; instead, it was Chkalovskaya that took us up to the space station.

Elektrozavodskaya Station

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Elektrozavodskaya is full of marble reliefs of workers, men and women, laboring through the different stages of industry.  The superhuman figures are round with muscles, Hollywood fit, and seemingly undeterred by each Herculean task they respectively perform.  The station is chocked with brass, from hammer and sickle light fixtures to beautiful, angular framework up the innards of the columns.  The station’s art pieces are less clever or extravagant than others, but identifying the different stages of industry is entertaining.

Baumanskaya Statio

Baumanskaya Station is the only stop that wasn’t suggested by the students.  Pulling in, the network of statues was just too enticing: Out of half-circle depressions in the platform’s columns, the USSR’s proud and powerful labor force again flaunts its success.  Pilots, blacksmiths, politicians, and artists have all congregated, posing amongst more Art Deco framing.  At the far end, a massive Soviet flag dons the face of Lenin and banners for ’05, ’17, and ‘45.  Standing in front of the flag, you can play with the echoing roof.

Ploshchad Revolutsii Station

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Novokuznetskaya Station

Novokuznetskaya Station finishes off this tour, more or less, where it started: beautiful mosaics.  This station recalls the skyward-facing pieces from Mayakovskaya (Station #2), only with a little larger pictures in a more cramped, very trafficked area.  Due to a line of street lamps in the center of the platform, it has the atmosphere of a bustling market.  The more inventive sky scenes include a man on a ladder, women picking fruit, and a tank-dozer being craned in.  The station’s also has a handsome black-and-white stone mural.

Here is a map and a brief description of our route:

Start at (1)Kievskaya on the “ring line” (look for the squares at the bottom of the platform signs to help you navigate—the ring line is #5, brown line) and go north to Belorusskaya, make a quick switch to the Dark Green/#2 line, and go south one stop to (2)Mayakovskaya.  Backtrack to the ring line—Brown/#5—and continue north, getting off at (3)Novosblodskaya and (4)Komsolskaya.  At Komsolskaya Station, transfer to the Red/#1 line, go south for two stops to Chistye Prudy, and get on the Light Green/#10 line going north.  Take a look at (5)Dostoevskaya Station on the northern segment of Light Green/#10 line then change directions and head south to (6)Chkalovskaya, which offers a transfer to the Dark Blue/#3 line, going west, away from the city center.  Have a look (7)Elektroskaya Station before backtracking into the center of Moscow, stopping off at (8)Baumskaya, getting off the Dark Blue/#3 line at (9)Ploschad Revolyutsii.  Change to the Dark Green/#2 line and go south one stop to see (10)Novokuznetskaya Station.

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A plane was flying with 159 onboard. Then both pilots fell asleep.

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Two pilots of an aircraft carrying 157 other people fell asleep midflight, causing the plane to veer off its designated path, according to a preliminary report by Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee.

The pilots were operating a Batik Air flight on Jan. 25 when they both fell asleep at the same time for around 28 minutes, the report said . The plane, carrying 153 passengers and four crew members, had left Kendari, in the southeast of the island of Sulawesi, and was headed to Jakarta, a two-hour and 35-minute flight.

The report did not identify the pilots, only describing the pilot in command as a 32-year-old Indonesian and the second in command as a 28-year-old Indonesian. Both had been deemed fit to fly, having passed health checks and returned negative tests for alcohol, the report said.

When the flight reached a cruising altitude of 36,000 feet, about 30 minutes after departure, the pilot in command asked the deputy for permission to rest, which was granted. The pilot in command fell asleep and woke just under an hour later.

The pilot in command then asked his cockpit mate whether he wanted to sleep, but the second in command declined, according to the report, so the first pilot continued to sleep while the deputy remained in control of the aircraft.

After making contact with Jakarta’s area control center, the second pilot “inadvertently fell asleep,” the report said, noting that when the control center later attempted to contact the pilots, it did not receive a response.

“Several attempts to contact BTK6723 had been made by the Jakarta ACC including asking other pilots to call the BTK6723,” the report said. “None of the calls were responded to by the BTK6723 pilots.”

Twenty-eight minutes after the last recorded transmission from the second pilot, the first pilot woke up “and was aware that the aircraft was not on the correct flight path,” the report said. The pilot put the flight back on track, and the plane went on to land at Jakarta, the report said.

Passengers and employees aboard the flight were unharmed, and there was no damage to the plane, the report said.

According to the report, the second pilot had been taking care of his 1-month-old twins at home, was struggling with sleep and had moved residences the day before the flight.

The Transportation Ministry “strongly reprimands” Batik Air over the incident, said Indonesia’s civil aviation director, Maria Kristi Endah Murni, according to Agence France-Presse .

“We will carry out an investigation and review of the night flight operation in Indonesia related with Fatigue Risk Management for Batik Air and all flight operators,” she said in a statement.

AFP reported, citing a Batik Air statement, that the two pilots had been “temporarily suspended.” Batik Air did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday.

Around the world, the airline industry has long grappled with the issue of fatigue among staff members, particularly pilots and cabin crew members.

A survey conducted in July among 6,893 pilots in Europe by an aviation safety consultancy for the European Cockpit Association found that 3 out of 4 pilots fell asleep while flying a plane in the month before the survey.

In 2022, the managing director of Wizz Air faced backlash from unions and pilot representatives after he urged fatigued staffers to go the “extra mile” amid shortages, Sky News reported .

In August, The Washington Post reported that U.S. federal authorities had investigated nearly 5,000 pilots suspected of falsifying their medical records to conceal that they were receiving benefits for mental health disorders and other serious conditions that could classify them as unfit to fly.

5,000 pilots suspected of hiding major health issues. Most are still flying.

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