Low‑cost air carrier Wizz Air has been ranked again among the world’s top 50 safest airlines and among the top 10 safest low‑cost airlines globally by Airline Ratings, the global authority on airline safety, product quality, and passenger reviews, Wizz Air says in a press release. “At Wizz Air, safety is the foundation of every […]
Wizz Air, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, today celebrates a significant milestone in its history: 500 million passengers flown since the start of its operations. This remarkable achievement marks a defining moment in the airline’s growth trajectory and further strengthens its position as a major force in the European aviation landscape, the airline says […]
With the addition of a new aircraft, Wizz Air's Budapest fleet will expand to 19, enabling the airline to launch five new routes exclusively available from Wizz Air from the Hungarian capital and to increase its flights on six routes, Wizz Air told MTI on Wednesday. The statement highlighted that from June, two new destinations […]
Fleet renewal, more sustainable operation, operational efficiency and enhancing the passenger experience – these are some of the most important issues Jan Kropáček, Country Sales Manager for Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia at Air France-KLM discusses with Diplomacy&Trade as the company continues to strengthen its competitive edge through its network. Jan Kropáček was appointed head […]
Air China will operate its Budapest-Beijing flight every day from spring, up from four times a week at present, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest on Sunday. In a statement issued by his ministry, he said Budapest would be the fourth city in the European Union with a […]
Low cost airline Wizz Air has reached 60 million passengers in Hungary, and gave a special welcome to its 60 millionth Hungarian passenger, who boarded the company's first flight to Tallinn on Thursday, the airline told MTI. They recalled that Wizz Air launched its first flight from Budapest to Athens from Ferihegy at the end […]
Wizz Air, the fastest-growing European airline and the leading ones in Central and Eastern Europe, today unveiled its 250th aircraft, marking a defining milestone in the airline’s growth story and placing the company halfway toward its goal of a 500-aircraft fleet, the lowcost airline announced this Friday.. According to the company statement, this achievement underscores […]
Hungarian low-fare carrier Wizz Air is expanding its base in Budapest, adding an 18th aircraft in May, CEO József Váradi said at an online press conference on Tuesday. Next year, the airline will increase its capacity on Hungarian routes by 900,000 to 9.1 million seats, with new destinations including Bergen, Lamezia Terme, and Rimini. Wizz […]
The discount airline closed the peak travel season from April to September with strong performance, implementing a targeted strategic shift to reduce business risks and put itself on a path to profitable growth. Wizz Air carried 36.5 million passengers in the first half of its financial year (April-September), up 9.8% from the same period last […]
Low-fare airline Wizz Air will offer 3.2 million seats on flights from Budapest in its winter timetable, 8% more than a year earlier, flying to 59 destinations, the airline said on Thursday. Wizz Air will operate more than 6,800 flights in the winter timetable, adding new flights from Budapest to Wroclaw, Gdansk, Bilbao, Tallinn, Vilnius, […]
On June 6, 2024, the sale and purchase agreement for Budapest Airport Ltd., the operator company of the Hungarian capital's Ferenc Liszt International Airport, was signed. The Hungarian state acquired an 80% stake, while French co-investor VINCI Airports acquired 20%. As of the same day, François Berisot was appointed as the new CEO of Budapest […]
After a record first quarter, passenger traffic at Ferenc Liszt International Airport continues to climb steadily, the airport operator firm Budapest Airport has announced. The airport handled 9,071,236 passengers in the first half of the year, 15% more than in the same period last year, which approaches the total passenger traffic of the entire year […]
Record passenger traffic is expected at Ferenc Liszt International Airport this summer, for which Budapest Airport started preparing last fall. By providing adequate resources, as well as precise planning and close cooperation with members of the airport ecosystem, the airport operator Budapest Airport says it is ready to handle the traffic of the coming months […]
Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has announced in a press release the delivery of its first-ever Airbus A321XLR, marking a historic milestone for the airline as the world’s first Ultra Low-Cost Carrier (ULCC) to offer extended range intercontinental flying with the new aircraft. According to the statement, this cutting-edge aircraft, the latest evolution in Airbus’ […]
Budapest’s international airport, the gateway to Hungary, was opened to the traveling public exactly seventy-five years ago, on May 7, 1950. Over the past seven and a half decades, hundreds of millions of passengers and millions of aircraft have used the runways and terminal buildings at the area called ‘Ferihegy’. The airport has been voted […]
