Still drifting lower6 Jun 2025 09:11
There are some harsh lessons here, one of the fundamental issues is WIZZ have never ordered any aircraft with BRAKE FANS, if you examine their time keeping, it starts to become a real issue as the temperatures climb in the northern hemisphere summer.
If the aircraft lands onto a short runway on a hot day, a lot of heavy braking is required, this means hot brakes. With no brake fans fitted, brake cooling can take 90-100 minutes, yet the planned turnaround time is 25-30 minutes.
Resultant delay, this is only lunchtime, another rotation later that day will add to the next departure, ultimately the aircraft can arrive back into LTN/LGW 2 hours late, WIZZ fall further and further down the CAA time keeping record tables, pax swear never to use WIZZ again.
The new XLR has no brake fans fitted, heavier aircraft, operating to……. the ME and temps hit 50c
The issue is Management decision making.