Wizz Air

Most people that know me know that I am not very comfortable with flying at all. I am scared to death, always feel claustrophobic on any plane, and further more I am really fussy on what airline I choose. Normally I take the cowards way out and use a boat to get to my destinations, but as you may gather this is a lot more time consuming and not very convenient, so I just have to grit my teeth when it comes to flying if I want to go and visit the lovely parts of the world out there. Normally I choose British airways or easy jet as I have found them really reliable in the past...and I mean in the PAST, but as I unwillingly fly quite often now, prices ...  Read the complete review

As a regular user of budget airlines, I've come to expect most things on cheap trips to the continent. Like anything else in life, you generally get what you pay for. Budget airlines usually offer a no-frills service, that whilst may not be particularly comfortable or fancy, does at least get you where you need to be. Wizz Air didn't even manage this! I had the priviledge of being invited to spend Christmas in Poland with my Girlfriend's family this year. I made the outward journey by minibus, but needed to fly back to make sure I was back in England for work on December 29th. So I booked a flight home with "Wizz Air" from Katowice to ...  Read the complete review

WizzAir are an Eastern European budget airline (of Hungarian provenance) who connect Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and even Ukraine (as for now I believe the only cheep flights to Ukraine) to Germany, UK, Italy, Sweden, Spain mostly (with single destinations in few other countries of the North/West). In the UK they fly from Prestwick, Doncaster, Liverpool and Luton at the time of writing. The airport naming convention is similar to Ryanair's (e.g. Katowice airport is sub-named Cracow), although they have not so far reached a cheek of Ryanair whose "Copenhagen" airport is actually in a ...  Read the complete review

I have flown with this company quite a few times (10 times or so) between Bucharest and London. Company: From what I understand the company is Hungarian with 8 operating bases to Katowice, Warsaw, Gdansk and Poznan in Poland, Budapest in Hungary, Sofia in Bulgaria and Bucharest and Cluj in Romania, offering flights to over 50 destinations and 100 routes in Europe. It's quite a young company, considering their first flight took off in May 2004. Aircraft: Their aircraft is Airbus A320 with 180 seats on board. The seats are single class only, there is no seat assignment so you sit wherever you can. If you are picky about your seat and do not like ...  Read the complete review

I've used Wizz Air 4 times now between London and Katowice in Poland and overall, they're better than other low cost airlines. The planes are new and the seats are ok for short haul (2 hours - no more). As per the business model - everything is extra, "priority" boarding (only works in London), extra room seats, refreshments on board - but it is low cost so you get what you pay for. I've only had the one delay and that was for an hour, all the other times they were punctual, and as I was on business, that's important to me. (And even if I wasn't on business it's still important). The staff are pleasant enough. Obviously not ...  Read the complete review