Airlines Wizz Air receives UK AOC

Wizz Air UK, headquartered at London Luton airport, has begun operations on May 3, with the first flight between London Luton and Bucharest. Wizz Air UK will have 8 new Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft in service by the end of 2018 and creating 300 new direct jobs with Wizz Air UK for management, pilots and cabin crew.

According to a press release on its website, Wizz Air is now the eight largest airline group operating in the UK, with flights to 74 destinations in 23 countries from 9 UK airports, including eight new routes for 2018 from London Luton to Larnaca, Tirana, Tallinn, Bratislava, Lviv, Athens, Keflavik and Bari.

Wizz Air decided to found an own UK subsidiary to retain full market access in the United Kingdom following the Brexit decision.

Wizz Air is a Hungarian low-cost carrier with hubs in several, mostly Eastern European cities. The airline currently operates a fleet of 68 Airbus A320 and 28 A321. As part of the Indigo Partners, a private equity firm, the carrier has placed orders for additional 72 A320Neo and 184 A321Neo, which are scheduled for delivery from 2019 to 2026.