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Ryanair and Wizz Air smash passenger records as summer travel demand booms September 3, 2024 Low-cost rivals Ryanair and Wizz Air reported record passenger numbers in August as travel demand booms in the peak summer period.
British Airways and Wizz Air suspend flights to Israel amid escalation August 25, 2024 British Airways and Wizz Air flights between the UK and Israel have been cancelled following an escalation of hostilities in the Middle East overnight. British Airways has halted its flights between Heathrow and Tel Aviv in both directions between Sunday and Wednesday, the airline said. Wizz Air also said it is “temporarily suspending” flights to [...]
Will Wizz Air’s flight subscription take the brand to new heights? August 22, 2024 Wizz Air recently announced an “all you can fly” offer for £534 per year. It’s a splashy move, and it’s provoked some scepticism among industry analysts. But will it prove a hit with air travellers? Data from YouGov Surveys shows that just over a third of Britons who have travelled by air (36 per cent) [...]
Why is Wizz Air training pilots using virtual reality? We went to Budapest to find out August 20, 2024 Join City A.M. in Budapest, Hungary, as we visit Wizz Air's pilot training centre. The budget carrier is using Airbus-developed virtual reality to train new pilots.
Wizz Air passenger numbers dip as engine issues constrain capacity August 2, 2024 Wizz Air has been forced to constrain capacity due to long-running issues with the engines of some of its aircraft.
Wizz Air shares nosedive as engine troubles hammer profits August 1, 2024 Operating profit fell from €79.9m to €44.6m, well below analyst expectations of €171m, in a poor set of results for the airline.
Wizz Air: We are not the worst airline in the UK (after being voted the worst, again) July 31, 2024 The Hungarian budget carrier has repeatedly come out bottom of the pile of a number of Which? surveys assessing the UK airline industry.
Wizz Air to report bump in profits and rising ticket fares despite budget airline jitters July 28, 2024 Analysts have forecast an operating profit of €171m (£144m) for the Hungarian budget carrier, up from last year's €79.9m.
Is the post Covid boom over? A reality check for Ryanair, Easyjet, Wizz Air and Jet2 July 23, 2024 Monday saw shares in Easyjet, Wizz Air, Jet2 and British Airways owner the IAG plunge dramatically after an unexpectedly poor set of results from Ryanair.
Shares in Ryanair rivals Easyjet, Wizz and Jet2 slump after Michael O’Leary’s warning July 22, 2024 "Fares are now moving materially lower than the prior year and pricing… continues to deteriorate," Ryanair's boss Michael O'Leary said in a presentation announcing its latest results.