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| Founded | 26 September 2017 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 3 May 2018[1] | ||||||
| AOC # | 2449 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 18 | ||||||
| Destinations | 57[2] | ||||||
| Parent company | Wizz Air Holdings plc | ||||||
| Headquarters | Luton, England | ||||||
| Key people | Marion Geoffroy (Managing Director)[3] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Wizz Air UK Ltd. is a British low-cost airline and subsidiary of Wizz Air Holdings plc, using its corporate identity. Founded to enable Wizz Air to retain full UK market access post-Brexit,[4] it is headquartered at London Luton Airport,[5] and has bases at Luton and London Gatwick Airport. Wizz Air, including its UK subsidiary, operate flights from eight UK airports to almost 90 destinations across Europe and the Middle East.[6]
Wizz Air UK holds a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licence permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.[7]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
AOCwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Wizz Air UK on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Leadership Team". Wizz Air. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Wizz Air applies for a UK air operator certificate" (Press release). Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Wizz Air. "Company Information". Wizz Air. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Wizz Air. "Timetable". Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Airline licence holders". Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). Retrieved 9 August 2018.