Wizz Air

[alpha.alpha]

Good to see Gdansk back. Either KRK or KTW id be happy with back. Hopefully more to come.

 

[lbaspotter]

Wizz Air’s LBA Winter 2024/25 Schedule

As promised here is what Wizz Air's have on sale for its Winter 2024/2025 schedule, Includes 10x weekly flights on the following 4x Leeds/Bradford routes.

Gdansk - 3x weekly (Mon, Wed & Fri)
Warsaw Chopin - 2x weekly (Thu & Sun)
Bucharest - 3x weekly (Tue, Wed & Sat)
Cluj Napoca - 2x weekly (Tue & Sat)

Mondays
WZZ1615 = GDN 15:10 – LBA 16:35 / WZZ1616 = LBA 17:10 – GDN 20:20
Tuesdays
WMT3313 = CLJ 06:40 – LBA 07:50 / WMT3314 = LBA 08:25 – CLJ 13:25
WMT3015 = OTP 16:00 – LBA 17:40 / WMT3016 = LBA 18:15 – OTP 23:35
Wednesdays
WMT3015 = OTP 06:05 – LBA 07:45 / WMT3016 = LBA 08:20 – OTP 13:40
WZZ1615 = GDN 11:00 – LBA 12:25 / WZZ1616 = LBA 13:00 – GDN 16:10
Thursdays
WZZ1315 = WAW 05:45 – LBA 07:25 / WZZ1316 = LBA 08:10 – WAW 11:40
Fridays
WZZ1615 = GDN 15:10 – LBA 16:35 / WZZ1616 = LBA 17:10 – GDN 20:20
Saturdays
WMT3313 = CLJ 06:40 – LBA 07:50 / WMT3314 = LBA 08:25 – CLJ 13:25
WMT3015 = OTP 16:15 – LBA 17:55 / WMT3016 = LBA 18:30 – OTP 23:50
Sundays
WZZ1315 = WAW 10:30 – LBA 12:10 / WZZ1316 = LBA 12:45 – WAW 16:15

WZZ = Wizz Air (Hungary)
WMT = Wizz Air (Malta)

 

[White Heather]

Another article showing the impact of the P&W engine problems in the fleet.

How Wizz Air is managing with more than 20% of its fleet grounded | Flightradar24 Blog

More than 20% of Wizz Air’s fleet is grounded due to defects in the Pratt and Whitney geared turbofan engines that power their aircraft.

www.flightradar24.com

 

[White Heather]

Wizz have wet leased 3 Boeing 737 aircraft (type not stated) from Ukrainian airline Sky Up , which currently operates out of Malta . The lease runs from 1st April to March 2025 and as two aircraft will be based at Bucharest Otopeni and the other at Warsaw Chopin, there is the possibility of them appearing at LBA on any flights where the booked loads are within 737 capacity .

In addition, 3 more dry leased aircraft will also join the fleet at unnamed bases, whilst 30 new Airbus aircraft are due for delivery by 1st March 2025.

Note to admin: also posted in Worldwide Airline Forum without reference to LBA .

 

[Len Fish]

SkyUP MT (Malta) is shown as operating 3xB738s so more of the same if they do appear at LBA.

 

[Finger66]

I for one will happily take that if it:
a) Helps their reliability
b) Possibly expedites the return of increased frequencies and routes
Not for one minute saying it will - just trying to be positive re Wizz for once in my life

 

[lbaspotter]

Leeds - Gdansk - Service suspension extended a further 2 months. Route now recommences 3rd June operating 2x weekly Monday & Fridays. It then increases from 2x to 3x weekly from August 2nd with introduction of a Wednesday flight.

Good news at last.
Wizz Air have brought forward by 2 weeks the restart date of its Leeds/Bradford - Gdansk service. With the 2x weekly (Mon & Fri) service resuming May 24th instead of June 3rd, it then increasing back to 3x weekly (Mon, Wed & Fri) as planned from August 2nd.

 

[lbaspotter]

Wizz Air's Winter 2024/2025 schedule is now on sale and includes 10x weekly flights on the following 4x Leeds/Bradford routes.

Gdansk - 3x weekly (Mon, Wed & Fri)
Warsaw Chopin - 2x weekly (Thu & Sun)
Bucharest - 3x weekly (Tue, Wed & Sat)
Cluj Napoca - 2x weekly (Tue & Sat)

*Please note this is all subject to change.

Well it’s that time of year again, as it looks like Wizz Air are updating there website with few changes starting to appear to there winter 2024/25 schedule.

Gdańsk = Reduced from 3x to 2x weekly (Mon & Fri)
Warsaw Chopin = Increased from 2x to 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sat)
Bucharest = Reduced from 3x to 2x weekly (Tue & Sat)
Cluj Napoca = Remains 2x weekly (Thu & Sun)

 

[Aviador]

Alterations were made to other UK ops too.

 

[White Heather]

Alterations were made to other UK ops too.

The arrival of Ryanair on the Bucharest route is also certain to have some impact on the frequency of the Wizz ops, particularly while the aircraft shortages continue, but they have already shown they are an airline willing to increase frequency again when there is the demand - and a full fleet to utilise will certainly help, but that's still a year away.

 

[alpha.alpha]

GLA OTP looks to be suspended for S24. Hoping FR doesn't have a big effect on Wizz' OTP.

 

[Seasider]

I am sure a Wizz OTP - GLA flew over the East coast this week.

 

[alpha.alpha]

I am sure a Wizz OTP - GLA flew over the East coast this week.

Suspended from 17th June. Thanks

 

[lbaspotter]

Well it’s that time of year again, as it looks like Wizz Air are updating there website with few changes starting to appear to there winter 2024/25 schedule.

Gdańsk = Reduced from 3x to 2x weekly (Mon & Fri)
Warsaw Chopin = Increased from 2x to 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sat)
Bucharest = Reduced from 3x to 2x weekly (Tue & Sat)
Cluj Napoca = Remains 2x weekly (Thu & Sun)

Wizz Air’s LBA Winter 2024/25 Schedule

As promised here is what Wizz Air's revised edition 2 Winter 2024/2025 schedule looks like for LBA ops

Gdańsk = Reduced from 3x to 2x weekly (Mon & Fri)
Warsaw Chopin = Increased from 2x to 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sat)
Bucharest = Reduced from 3x to 2x weekly (Tue & Sat)
Cluj Napoca = Remains 2x weekly (Thu & Sun)

Mondays
WZZ1615 = GDN 13:45 – LBA 15:20 / WZZ1616 = LBA 15:55 – GDN 19:10 = A321
Tuesdays
WZZ1315 = WAW 07:55 – LBA 08:55 / WZZ1316 = LBA 09:30 – WAW 12:40 = A321
WMT3015 = OTP 15:40 – LBA 17:30 / WMT3016 = LBA 18:05 – OTP 23:30 = A321
Wednesdays
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Thursdays
WMT3313 = CLJ 06:20 – LBA 07:45 / WMT3314 = LBA 08:20 – CLJ 13:20 = A320
WZZ1315 = WAW 07:05 – LBA 08:55 / WZZ1316 = LBA 09:20 – WAW 12:55 = A21N
Fridays
WZZ1615 = GDN 13:45 – LBA 15:20 / WZZ1616 = LBA 15:55 – GDN 19:10 = A321
Saturdays
WZZ1315 = WAW 07:05 – LBA 08:55 / WZZ1316 = LBA 09:30 – WAW 12:55 = A321
WMT3015 = OTP 15:40 – LBA 17:30 / WMT3016 = LBA 18:05 – OTP 23:30 = A321
Sundays
WMT3313 = CLJ 06:20 – LBA 07:45 / WMT3314 = LBA 08:20 – CLJ 13:20 = A320

WZZ = Wizz Air (Hungary)
WMT = Wizz Air (Malta)

I suspect the will be some additional flights added over the Christmas & New Years period.

 

[White Heather]

Wizz Air’s LBA Winter 2024/25 Schedule

As promised here is what Wizz Air's revised edition 2 Winter 2024/2025 schedule looks like for LBA ops

Gdańsk = Reduced from 3x to 2x weekly (Mon & Fri)
Warsaw Chopin = Increased from 2x to 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sat)
Bucharest = Reduced from 3x to 2x weekly (Tue & Sat)
Cluj Napoca = Remains 2x weekly (Thu & Sun)

Mondays
WZZ1615 = GDN 13:45 – LBA 15:20 / WZZ1616 = LBA 15:55 – GDN 19:10 = A321
Tuesdays
WZZ1315 = WAW 07:55 – LBA 08:55 / WZZ1316 = LBA 09:30 – WAW 12:40 = A321
WMT3015 = OTP 15:40 – LBA 17:30 / WMT3016 = LBA 18:05 – OTP 23:30 = A321
Wednesdays
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Thursdays
WMT3313 = CLJ 06:20 – LBA 07:45 / WMT3314 = LBA 08:20 – CLJ 13:20 = A320
WZZ1315 = WAW 07:05 – LBA 08:55 / WZZ1316 = LBA 09:20 – WAW 12:55 = A21N
Fridays
WZZ1615 = GDN 13:45 – LBA 15:20 / WZZ1616 = LBA 15:55 – GDN 19:10 = A321
Saturdays
WZZ1315 = WAW 07:05 – LBA 08:55 / WZZ1316 = LBA 09:30 – WAW 12:55 = A321
WMT3015 = OTP 15:40 – LBA 17:30 / WMT3016 = LBA 18:05 – OTP 23:30 = A321
Sundays
WMT3313 = CLJ 06:20 – LBA 07:45 / WMT3314 = LBA 08:20 – CLJ 13:20 = A320

WZZ = Wizz Air (Hungary)
WMT = Wizz Air (Malta)

I suspect the will be some additional flights added over the Christmas & New Years period.

Only one NEO per week shows this winter will probably be the time that their NEO fleet will be hardest hit by the engine issues but hopefully by Spring 2025 most will start to reappear in service. Plus they are having more delivered from Airbus.

 

[lbaspotter]

After a 5 month break Wizz Air’s, Gdańsk -Leeds route is reinstated this week operating 2x weekly Mon & Fri from May 24th.

 

[lbaspotter]

Wizz Air’s LBA summer 2024 Schedule

Wizz Air’s Leeds/Bradford updated revised Summer 2024 schedule is now on sale which sees them operating between 7x & 10x weekly flights to 4x destinations which include Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Gdansk & Warsaw Chopin

GDN = Gdansk = 2-3x weekly (Mon Wed & Fri)
WAW = Warsaw Chopin = 2x weekly (Thu & Sun)
OTP = Bucharest = 3x weekly (Tue, Thu, Sat – From June Tue, Wed & Sat)
CLJ = Cluj-Napoca = 2x (Thu & Sun - From June Tue & Sat)

A320 = Airbus A320-200
A32N = Airbus A320-NEO
A321 = Airbus A321-200
A21N = Airbus A321-NEO

Mondays
WZZ1615 = GDN 17:00 – LBA 18:25 / WZZ1616 = LBA 19:00 – GDN 22:10 = A320 03/06-21/10
Tuesdays
WMT3313 = CLJ 06:40 – LBA 07:50 / WMT3314 = LBA 08:25 – CLJ 13:25 = A32N 18/06-22/10
WMT3015 = OTP 16:00 – LBA 17:40 / WMT3016 = LBA 18:15 – OTP 23:35 = A21N 02/04-22/10
Wednesdays
WMT3015 = OTP 06:05 – LBA 17:45 / WMT3016 = LBA 08:20 – OTP 13:40 = A320 19/06-23/10
WZZ1615 = GDN 11:00 – LBA 12:25 / WZZ1616 = LBA 13:00 – GDN 16:10 = A320 07/08-23/10
Thursdays
WZZ1315 = WAW 05:45 – LBA 07:25 / WZZ1316 = LBA 08:10 – WAW 11:40 = A321 04/04-24/10
WMT3015 = OTP 15:15 – LBA 16:55 / WMT3016 = LBA 17:30 – OTP 22:50 = A321 04/04-13/06
WMT3313 = CLJ 16:40 – LBA 17:50 / WMT3314 = LBA 18:25 – CLJ 23:25 = A32N 04/04-13/06
Fridays
WZZ1615 = GDN 17:00 – LBA 18:25 / WZZ1616 = LBA 19:00 – GDN 22:10 = A320 07/06-25/10
Saturdays
WMT3313 = CLJ 06:40 – LBA 07:50 / WMT3314 = LBA 08:25 – CLJ 13:25 = A32N 22/06-26/10
WMT3015 = OTP 16:15 – LBA 17:55 / WMT3016 = LBA 18:30 – OTP 23:50 = A21N 06/04-26/10
Sundays
WZZ1315 = WAW 10:30 – LBA 12:10 / WZZ1316 = LBA 12:45 – WAW 16:15 = A321 31/03-20/10
WMT3313 = CLJ 19:35 – LBA 20:45 / WMT3314 = LBA 21:20 – CLJ 02:20* = A32N 31/03-16/06

WZZ = Wizz Air (Hungary
WMT = Wizz Air (Malta)

Wizz Air have once again revised its Summer 2024 schedule flight times and aircraft type change as from, Monday, June 17th. There seems to be more early morning arrivals/departures once again and a lack of Airbus A321Neo's due to the on-going engine issues.

GDN = Gdansk = 2x weekly (Mon & Fri) - Increases to 3x weekly with additional (Wed) from July 17th
WAW = Warsaw Chopin = 2x weekly (Thu & Sun)
OTP = Bucharest = 3x weekly (Tue, Wed & Sat)
CLJ = Cluj-Napoca = 2x (Tue & Sat)

A320 = Airbus A320-200
A32N = Airbus A320-NEO
A321 = Airbus A321-200

Timetable as follows.

Mondays
WZZ1615 = GDN 15:10 – LBA 16:35 / WZZ1616 = LBA 17:10 – GDN 20:20 = A321
Tuesdays
WMT3015 = OTP 06:00 – LBA 07:40 / WMT3016 = LBA 08:15 – OTP 13:35 = A321
WMT3313 = CLJ 06:40 – LBA 07:50 / WMT3314 = LBA 08:25 – CLJ 13:25 = A32N
Wednesdays
WMT3015 = OTP 06:05 – LBA 07:45 / WMT3016 = LBA 08:20 – OTP 13:40 = A321
WZZ1615 = GDN 12:15 – LBA 13:40 / WZZ1616 = LBA 14:15 – GDN 17:25 = A320 (From July 17th)
Thursdays
WZZ1315 = WAW 05:45 – LBA 07:25 / WZZ1316 = LBA 08:10 – WAW 11:40 = A321
Fridays
WZZ1615 = GDN 15:10 – LBA 16:35 / WZZ1616 = LBA 17:10 – GDN 20:20 = A321
Saturdays
WMT3313 = CLJ 06:40 – LBA 07:50 / WMT3314 = LBA 08:25 – CLJ 13:25 = A32N
WMT3015 = OTP 06:20 – LBA 08:00 / WMT3016 = LBA 08:35 – OTP 13:55 = A321
Sundays
WZZ1315 = WAW 06:30 – LBA 08:10 / WZZ1316 = LBA 08:45 – WAW 12:15 = A321

WZZ = Wizz Air (Hungary)
WMT = Wizz Air (Malta)

 

[White Heather]

As of mid May, Wizz had 47 aircraft grounded due to the Pratt & Whitney engine issue. They currently have 177 more Airbus NEO aircraft on order, but have not yet placed their order for the engines . It's reported that they are, understandably, considering switching to CFM engines instead.

We've been told that Jet2 won't be basing their new A321NEO aircraft at LBA, which are CFM powered, because of ' performance issues', so if Wizz buy CFM it will be interesting to see if they eventually operate into LBA anyway or whether they only send us the P&W versions. All in the future of course. Let's hope Wizz are still here when that time comes and their frequency is restored once the grounded aircraft are sorted - which remains the best part of a year away, so it'll not be before Summer 2025.

They have of course already handed the opportunity to Ryanair to muscle in on their busiest LBA route (Bucharest), so it will be interesting to see if they fight back , or accept only a share if the spoils. The Bucharest passenger figures will be interesting to see now we have both airlines on the route.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

We've been told that Jet2 won't be basing their new A321NEO aircraft at LBA, which are CFM powered, because of ' performance issues',

I can assure you that's just rumour mill. A321NEO will be coming to LBA with Jet2 - there will be no issues with majority of where Jet2 aim to fly this aircraft.

Therefore I expect similar from Wizz - no issues really to report given where they will want to operate to.

 

[LBA4EVER]

As of mid May, Wizz had 47 aircraft grounded due to the Pratt & Whitney engine issue. They currently have 177 more Airbus NEO aircraft on order, but have not yet placed their order for the engines . It's reported that they are, understandably, considering switching to CFM engines instead.

We've been told that Jet2 won't be basing their new A321NEO aircraft at LBA, which are CFM powered, because of ' performance issues', so if Wizz buy CFM it will be interesting to see if they eventually operate into LBA anyway or whether they only send us the P&W versions. All in the future of course. Let's hope Wizz are still here when that time comes and their frequency is restored once the grounded aircraft are sorted - which remains the best part of a year away, so it'll not be before Summer 2025.

They have of course already handed the opportunity to Ryanair to muscle in on their busiest LBA route (Bucharest), so it will be interesting to see if they fight back , or accept only a share if the spoils. The Bucharest passenger figures will be interesting to see now we have both airlines on the route.

When jet2 say they won't be basing A321neo CFM powered aircraft at LBA due to "performance issues" the question is are we talking about the power of the engines or the range? 2 different things really. I find it very strange how a modern state of the art A321neo would struggle to use LBA, surely the big NEO engines would make using LBA easy work and thought all NEOs had great range.
Also jet2 flights to sun destinations and wizz flights to generally eastern european destinations are two totally different markets with i guess the latter been lighter loads.
Does anyone have data/stats on the 2 dif engine types?