Wizz Air, legally incorporated as Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. and stylised as W!ZZ Air, is a European ultra low-cost airline with its head office in Budapest. The airline serves many cities across Europe, as well as some destinations in North Africa and the Middle East.
Subsidiaries[edit]
Current subsidiaries
- Wizz Air Abu Dhabi was founded on 12 December 2019 as Wizz Air’s UAE subsidiary. The airline is a joint venture with state-owned Abu Dhabi Development Holding, ADDH, which owns 51 per cent. Flights are operated from Abu Dhabi International Airport to destinations in Europe, Asia and Africa.
- Wizz Air UK was founded on 18 October 2017 as Wizz Air’s UK unit, following CAA approval the subsidiary commenced operations with 10 registered aircraft initially. The unit is currently operating flights from and to Luton on behalf of its Hungarian parent and has been set up to ensure Wizz Air retains full market access to the United Kingdom following Brexit.
- Wizz Air Bulgaria was Wizz Air’s Bulgarian unit set-up in 2005 and based at Sofia Airport with a fleet of 3 aircraft. It ceased operations on 31 March 2011, all flights merged back into Wizz Air Hungary Ltd.
- Wizz Air Romania was a planned Romanian unit to be based at Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport. However, this sub-unit never started operations and a base was established there instead of under Wizz Air Hungary Ltd.
- Wizz Air Ukraine founded in 2008 was the Ukrainian unit of Wizz Air, which had its own air operator’s certificate and operated from Kyiv Zhuliany International Airport and Lviv International Airport with a fleet of 4 aircraft. As a result of the economical crisis following Russian military intervention in Ukraine, Wizz Air Ukraine was terminated on 19 April 2015. Some routes to and from Kyiv were taken over by Wizz Air Hungary Ltd while all others ceased at the time, the airline has since begun to expand once again in Ukraine. As of October 2016, the company operated flights to 13 cities in 7 countries from Kyiv.