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What is the difference between Wizz Air and Wizz Air UK?

Wizz Air UK Ltd. is a British low-cost airline and subsidiary of the Hungarian Wizz Air, using its corporate identity. Founded to enable Wizz Air to retain full UK market access post-Brexit, it operates two UK bases, with its headquarters at London Luton Airport.



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The company is based out of Hungary but remains a market leader for low cost air travel in Bulgaria and in Poland. Wizz Air flies to ten UK airports including Glasgow-Prestwick, London Luton, London Stansted, and Bournemouth. It continues to grow its current fleet of 19 Airbus A320s.

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From a business standpoint, Wizz Air, like other low-cost carriers, has a model based on economies of scale. Rather than taking a large profit from each traveler, the airline takes a smaller profit while carrying more passengers. This is why you won't find a premium cabin on any of Wizz Air's all-economy planes.

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“With over 3,000 responses on a recent poll I posted, 77% said that easyJet had the best customer service, followed by Ryanair at 15% and Wizz Air at a mere 9%. However, by adding Tui and Jet2 into the mix, easyJet slipped down to third place after Jet2 – who stormed ahead – followed by Tui.”

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From a business standpoint, Wizz Air, like other low-cost carriers, has a model based on economies of scale. Rather than taking a large profit from each traveler, the airline takes a smaller profit while carrying more passengers. This is why you won't find a premium cabin on any of Wizz Air's all-economy planes.

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Ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Wizz Air is expecting its capacity to be reduced next year due to a global issue with Pratt & Whitney-manufactured engines. It comes after the Budapest, Hungary-based airline canceled some flights this month and expects to cancel more next month due to the engine problems.

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Passengers are entitled to travel with one free Carry-on Bag (max. size 40 x 30 x 20 cm*). If you do not purchase WIZZ Priority and your Carry-on Bag exceeds these dimensions, you will be charged an oversize fee at the airport.

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The pricing policy is heavily dependent on fuel prices, but we do our best to keep the value up until the last minute,” said Zsuzsa Trubek, Corporate Communications Manager of Wizz Air.

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Punctuality: In all my experiences (knock on wood), I've never experienced a Wizz Air cancellation or even flight delay. I've heard from others that this was NOT the case for them, but from my multiple experiences, flights have always been punctual.

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popularity is the % of people who have a positive opinion of a airline. Find out more
  1. 1 British Airways61%
  2. 2 Virgin Atlantic47%
  3. 3 Emirates47%
  4. 4 TUI Airways46%
  5. 5 Jet2.com45%
  6. 6 EasyJet43%
  7. 7 Qantas43%
  8. 8 Qatar Airways42%


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The most unreliable airlines in the United Kingdom easyJet received 10,494 complaints over a 12-month period and only managed to resolve 54% of them. The second most unreliable airline was another one with its headquarters at Luton Airport: TUI, the UK subsidiary of the German TUI Group.

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One free Carry-on Bag (max. size 40 x 30 x 20 cm, 10 kg), which should be placed under the seat. Another, bigger carry-on bag - we call it a “Trolley Bag” (with or without wheels) - which you get when you add WIZZ Priority.

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Wizz Air is a Hungarian low-cost carrier. This airline is rated amount the bottom 10 low-cost carriers on Flight-Report. Frequent travelers give the airline an average rating of 6.1/10. This is below the general average .

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