WIZZ News

News of the latest routes, aircraft and figures from the ever-growing world of Wizz Air

NEW AIRCRAFT

Wizz Air took delivery of its 18th Airbus A320 aircraft in July and with another one in the pipeline to be delivered by the end of the month at the time of writing. The new aircraft come with all the upgrades that Airbus recently made to this model, including the new cabin design featuring more space. The new Airbus A320 is also a more economic aircraft with increased fuel efficiency, which is a significant benefit both in terms of costs and environmental considerations.

NEW BASE

Wizz Air opened its new base in Kiev Borispol Airport to become the very first low-cost carrier operating in the Ukrainian market. Wizz Air will initially operate a domestic network of four routes. The current network consists of Kiev-Odessa, Kiev-Simferopol, Kiev-Lviv and Lviv-Simferopol routes. Coinciding with the inauguration of Wizz Air Ukraine the airline also confirmed that it would start expanding its Ukrainian domestic route network with new flights from Kiev to Kharkiv and Zaporyzhzhia starting from 15 September, both initially flown three times a week.

NEW DESTINATIONS

Wizz Air has further expanded its route network from Warsaw. The first flight to Cork airport took off on 24 June and 16 September will mark the day of the very first flight from Warsaw to Rome Ciampino. Currently Wizz Air offers 17 destinations from its base in Warsaw. A new destination was added to the Budapest route network too. From 26 October Wizz Air offers flights between the Hungarian capital and Dortmund airport three times a week. Besides the new route launches the airline announced frequency increases on many of its routes. The Bucharest - Milan Bergamo flight will soon become a daily service.

NEW SERVICES

* Wizz Air has introduced a new transfer service from Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest Baneasa airports to the centre of the cities. All passengers arriving in and departing from Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest Baneasa airports are able to buy a comfortable minibus or coach transfer to and from the city centre.  
* Wizz Air has further enhanced its online service offering by making the bank transfer payment available online through wizzair.com. Those passengers who do not hold a credit/ debit card or a card that is accepted for online payments, we are now offering a bank transfer payment option. The service is available for customers departing from almost all cities on the Wizz Air network. This payment option has so far only been available for bookings through the call centre.

MEET THE WIZZ AIR STAFF

Name: Emese Békéssy
Age: 36
Occupation: Head of Legal

How long have you been working for Wizz Air?
I joined Wizz Air in October 2004, after having worked in Belgium for over four years. I had no previous experience in aviation and it was a great challenge to become responsible for every legal aspect of an airline's operation. As Wizz Air grows and expands into new markets, and also the regulatory environment changes practically every day, my work is a continuous learning process, never short of new challenges.

Describe a typical day for you at work.
The legal department supports all functional areas of the airline, so there is a great variety of matters that our small legal team deals with every day: we handle corporate matters of the different Wizz Air group entities, draft and review various contracts with business partners, be it airports, aircraft and engine manufacturers or maintenance providers, IT service companies, banks or hotels in different countries. We also deal with various regulatory affairs. Every day brings several matters that represent a priority for other departments, so it is always a careful balancing act to keep things moving at the right speed but with due attention to detail. I do most of my work at my desk, co-ordinating with local law firms in the various countries as necessary, but every now and then I travel to meetings abroad.

What is the best thing about working for Wizz Air?
Wizz Air is a very dynamic and fast growing company, where decision-making is quick and efficient. I enjoy being part of a young and international team with colleagues who are very knowledgeable in their areas, open to creative solutions and committed to succeed in this very competitive market. My favourite part of the work is still the completion of an aircraft delivery. Flying back from the Airbus factory on board a brand new aircraft before it enters service gives me a sense of achievement in a very tangible form!

What is the strangest thing that's happened during a day's work? Recently I was very surprised when, after going through passport control at an airport in a certain non-EU country, a man in a uniform suddenly stepped in front of me, blocked my way and asked for money to let me through to security control. I kept asking why I should pay, he just continued asking how much cash I had on me and as I saw he was getting impatient, I finally told him that I only had a few Hungarian Forints on me, after which he let me pass without payment. When I caught up with my colleagues in transit and asked them if they had the same experience, they told me they did not, so I was probably hand-picked by that man for his little project.

NOWA FLOTA: W lipcu flota Wizz Air powiększyła się o dwa kolejne samoloty Airbus A320. W najnowszych modelach udało się znacznie ograniczyć hałas w kabinie oraz wygospodarować więcej miejsca na ramiona i bagaż podręczny.

NOWA BAZA: Wizz Air, pierwsze niskokosztowe linie lotnicze na rynku ukraińskim, otworzyły w Kijowie (Borispolu) swojš nowš bazę. Na poczštku samoloty Wizz Air będš obsługiwały cztery krajowe trasy: Kijów - Odessa, Kijów - Symferopol, Kijów - Lwów i Lwów - Symferopol. Jeszcze tej jesieni, po uzyskaniu odpowiedniej licencji, Wizz Air wprowadzi również loty międzynarodowe.

NOWE POŁĽCZENIA: Wizz Air rozbudowuje sieć połšczeń z Warszawy. 24 czerwca wystartował pierwszy samolot do Cork, 16 września wylatuje pierwszy samolot z Warszawy do Rzymu (Ciampino). Obecnie Wizz Air obsługuje ze swojej bazy w Warszawie 17 tras.

ZAPOZNAJ SIĘ Z PERSONELEM WIZZ AIR

Nazwisko: Emese Békéssy
Wiek: 36 lat
Stanowisko: Dyrektor Działu Prawnego

Od jak dawna pracujesz dla linii Wizz Air?
Pracę tutaj rozpoczęłam w pażdzierniku 2004  
r. Nigdy wcześniej nie miałam doświadczenia z lotnictwem, więc przyjęcie odpowiedzialności za wszelkie aspekty prawne funkcjonowania linii lotniczych było dla mnie ogromnym wyzwaniem. Linie Wizz Air ekspansywnie wkraczajš na nowe rynki, środowisko regulacyjne zmienia się praktycznie każdego dnia, więc moja praca jest tak naprawdę nieustannš naukš i nigdy nie brakuje mi nowych wyzwań.

Co najbardziej podoba ci się w pracy dla linii Wizz Air?
Wizz Air to bardzo dynamicznie rozwijajšca się firma, decyzje podejmowane sš szybko i efektywnie. Mam możliwość pracowania z młodymi, kreatywnymi i ambitnymi ludżmi. Najprzyjemniejszš częściš mojej pracy jest finalizowanie zakupu nowych samolotów. Powrót z fabryki na pokładzie nowego samolotu jest bardzo ekscytujšcy i daje poczucie uczestniczenia w czymś ważnym w bardzo namacalny sposób!

Hotel Heaven

Now compliment your flight booking with your hotel stay on wizzair.com

WINTER WARMERS

* Hotelopia, the official Wizz Air hotel partner is kicking off the autumn with a massive range of offers and free nights on hotels throughout Wizz Air destinations. Log onto www.wizzair.com, and click on Wizz Hotel to book “east” from a range of autumn escapes and winter breaks to destinations including Budapest, Sofia, and Cracow, or book “west” to Rome, London, and Stockholm.  
* For example, Budapest provides the perfect winter warmer since its thermal waters and spa complexes take the chill out of cooler evenings. Plus exploring the sights within Buda and Pest, situated either side of the River Danube, makes this truly the tale of two cities combined into one fantastic city break destination.  
* And in keeping with Budapest's watery theme, check out Hotelopia's alternative floating hotels, available from €22 / 5,001 HUF / L17 per room, per night. For the ultimate combination boat and hotel, book a stay in the appropriately named three star Botel Hotel Lisa moored by the Gubasci Bridge and the popular Csepel Sziget Island on the River Danube.  
* Also off the beaten track in Budapest is the Aquamarina Hotel, originally a Russian paddle-wheeled steamboat, and now one of Hotelopia's favourite floating four star hotels, priced from €49 / 11,442 HUF / L39 per night. Moored in the pretty green area of Romái Part (or Roman Bank), the hotel is within stumbling distance of traditional bars and restaurants, yet conveniently close to the city centre, a few kilometres away.

NEW TO WIZZ HOTEL

* Choosing where to stay has just got easier. Customers can now read how other travellers rate their stay before they book. Plus every review carries the “Trust Advantage” guarantee, since they are only submitted after the check-out date by those who have actually booked and stayed with Hotelopia. This is in addition to the added reassurance Hotelopia already provides from upfront pricing and round-the-clock call centre support.

Words by Alexandra Smith

Współpracujšca z liniami Wizz Air Hotelopia przygotowała bardzo ciekawš jesiennš i zimowš ofertę (wejdż na stronę wizzair.com i kliknij Wizz Hotel). Na przykład budapesztańskie łażnie termalne i kompleksy spa to doskonały pomysł na nadchodzšce chłody. Oprócz bardziej standardowych propozycji noclegowych Hotelopia oferuje również hotele na statkach na Dunaju, takie jak Botel Hotel Lisa czy czterogwiazdkowa Aquamarina, mieszczšca się na dawnym rosyjskim statku parowym.

Finding the best hotel deals

Keep an eye out for these icons which indicate special offers available!

• ideal for business travellers
• offers which include a free night are indicated by the 3x2, 4x3 etc icon. Flexibility with dates could mean a free night's stay!
• planning ahead and booking in advance can help save a packet! As the most popular hotels sell-out first, we flag any properties with early booking discounts
• discounted hotel or apartment - we get the deals, you get the bargain
• comes highly recommended: excellent value for money and outstanding service

On the road again

Wizz Air are here to help you find the best car rental deals. Log onto wizzair.com

* Wizz Air is in cooperation with Holiday Cars International to offer its customers the very best car rental deals on the market.  
* Holiday Cars is one of the fastest growing car rental specialists in Europe. The chief reasons for this explosive growth being boundless worldwide coverage with the best international car hire companies, continuous monitoring of the quality of our product and a dedicated team of 50 professionals from the internet world and the travel sector.  
* Holiday Cars provides a unique process that compares the offers from top car rental brands in all available categories to help you choose the best one.  
* Holiday Cars offers an all-inclusive car rental product in 125 countries and at more than 17,000 locations worldwide.  
* Don't waste your time queuing at the airports! Next time book your car rental together with the flight at wizzair.com  

Booking? It's so easy

* In a few seconds our system will display a selection of all available car rental brands and car categories - highlighting the best offer.

* The price displayed is all-inclusive with insurance, delivery charges and taxes.

* After selecting your car, for an extra €2.50 you can add our unique No Risk Warranty offering total coverage and other optional extras.

* Visa and Mastercard payments are accepted.

Linie Wizz Air rozpoczęły współpracę z Holiday Cars International. To specjaliści na europejskim rynku wynajmu samochodów. Swój szybki rozwój firma zawdzięcza możliwości nieograniczonego wyboru aut, należšcych do najlepszych międzynarodowych wypożyczalni samochodów, ostrej kontroli jakości, a także zaangażowanemu zespołowi profesjonalistów.  
* Specjaliści z Holiday Cars gwarantujš wybór najlepszego auta. Korzystajšc z unikatowego oprogramowania, porównujš - bioršc pod uwagę różne kryteria - oferty najlepszych światowych wypożyczalni samochodów.  
* Sieć Holiday Cars obejmuje ponad 17,000 punktów wynajmu w 125 krajach na całym świecie.