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History: Wizz Air

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Wizz Air
Wizz Air logo
Wizz Air logo


Overview
IATA W6
ICAO : WZZ
Callsign : WIZZ AIR
Founded : 2003
Operating bases :
Fleet size : 35 (+ 97 orders)
Destinations : Wizz Air destinations
Slogan: We can all fly now
Headquarters : Vecsés, Hungary
Key people : József Várady (CEO),
Website : Wizz Air official website
List of Wizz Air airplanes by registration number


Wizz Air A320
Wizz Air A320



Wizz Air is a Hungarian low-cost carrier. The company is officially called Wizz Air Hungary Airlines Ltd. (In Hungarian: Wizz Air Hungary Légiközlekedési Kft.) and its headquarters are located on the grounds of Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport BUD LHBP, Hungary. Since the demise of flag carrier Malev it is the largest hungarian airline



History

Wizz Air was founded in September 2003 with capital from lead investor Indigo Partners (an american private equity firm). The airline had its first revenue flight on the 19th of May 2004, from Katowice.
Wizz Air carried more then 250 000 passengers in less then four months of operation and almost 1.4 million in its first year.

The passenger numbers went up and in 2011 Wizz Air carried more then 11 million passengers on the whole route network, 15% more then the year before.


Corporate affairs and identity


Head office

The headquarters of Wizz Air are located in Building 221, on the grounds of Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport BUD LHBP. The company moved into this office in June 2011 and occupies over 2.000 square meters of space.
The company previously had its headquarters in Vecsés, in the close proximity of the airport.

Destinations


Fleet


As of 27 of July 2012 the Wizz Air fleet consisted in 37 Airbus A320 aircraft with an average age of 3.2 years.

Services


Competitors


Accidents


None

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