Wizz Air UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wizz Air Holdings, has been granted an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and Operating Licence (OL) by the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority.
Wizz Air UK, headquartered at London Luton airport, begins operations on May 3, with the first flight between London Luton and Bucharest.
Wizz Air UK will have 8 brand new Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft in service by the end of 2018, representing an investment of US$860m and creating 300 new direct jobs with Wizz Air UK for management, pilots and cabin crew.
With the addition of Wizz Air UK, the group will have almost 9 million seats on sale on its low fare routes to and from the UK in 2018, some 14% growth year on year.