What is Wizz Air?
[[Image:Wizz Air logo 2015.svg|right|250px]] '''Wizz Air''' is a low cost [[airline]] based in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]. The airline operates a fleet of 169 aircraft on flights in Europe, [[North Africa]], and the [[Middle East]]. The airline carried 45.6 million passengers in 2022. == History == Wizz Air was founded in 2003 by [[József Váradi]], the former CEO of Malev Hungarian Airlines. The airline's first flight took off in May 2004. The company joined the [[London Stock Exchange]] in February 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=London Stock Exchange {{!}} London Stock Exchange|url=https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/WIZZ/wizz-air-holdings-plc/about:blank|access-date=2022-10-25|website=www.londonstockexchange.com|language=en}}</ref> At the 2015 Paris Airshow Wizz Air announced an order for 110 Airbus A321neos. It placed additional orders for 146 aircraft at the 2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=Industry & Member News|url=https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/knowledge/industry-member-news/|access-date=2023-11-20|website=ADS Group|language=en-US}}</ref> and 102 aircraft at the 2021 Dubai Airshows.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-18|title=Dubai Air Show 2021: Wizz Air Abu Dhabi’s A321XLR orders will open up India, Africa routes|url=https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/dubai-air-show-2021-wizz-air-abu-dhabis-a321xlr-orders-will-open-up-india-africa-routes-1.83782575|access-date=2023-11-20|website=gulfnews.com|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=twitter|url=https://twitter.com/wizzair/status/1460211548622925826?lang=en|access-date=2022-10-25|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> Additionly, at the 2019 Paris Airshow the airline ordered 20 Airbus A321XLRs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019-06-indigo-partners-to-add-50-a321xlrs-to-its-airline-fleets|access-date=2023-11-20|website=www.airbus.com}}</ref> In October 2017 the airline announced it would be setting up a new [[London Luton Airport|London Luton]] based subsidiary named Wizz Air UK. At the time the airline stated that the reason w