Last checked at 19 May 2015 12:15
WIZZ AIR CELEBRATES 11TH ANNIVERSARY
WITH REFRESHED BRAND AND LIVERY
INCREDIBLE SEAT SALE TODAY ONLY: EVERY SECOND SEAT FREE*
Geneva, 19 May 2015: Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today celebrates its 11th anniversary. Founded in September 2003, the first Wizz Air flight took place from Katowice, Poland on 19 May 2004, with an ambitious goal of establishing a low-cost airline operating out of Central and Eastern Europe. Having successfully achieved this, the airline continues to evolve and today announces the launch of the airline's refreshed brand and livery.
In its first 11 years, the airline has carried 90 million passengers, grown from a new airline platform to 59 aircraft with more than 380 routes in 38 countries. Focused on customer care since the outset, Wizz Air is also announcing a range of new enhancements aiming for a better customer experience.
WIZZ undertook an initiative to rejuvenate its brand over the last few months and the launch of today's refreshed brand and livery demonstrates the airlines' continued commitment to provide a positive experience for its customers. The WIZZ brand now has a fresh, more vibrant, sophisticated look and feel and some of the initiatives being implemented in conjunction with the branding initiative include:
Today | Seat allocation across all networks |
New fare types (Basic and Plus) for easier choice of basic low fares or low fares paired with the most popular comfort services | |
Throughout 2015 | Website upgrades for faster and easier bookings |
The launch of a Wizz Air mobile site | |
A Lowest Fare Finder function on the website | |
Wizz Tours package holidays to become available in more countries throughout 2015 | |
New deliveries of A320 and A321 aircraft will be in the new livery | |
New interior in A321 aircraft from November | |
New uniforms with refreshed brand colors |
Wizz Air celebrates its 11th anniversary and the rejuvenation of its brand by launching its largest seat sale ever; on bookings made until midnight today on all flights and all routes every second seat is free*.
József Váradi, Wizz Air Chief Executive, said: "Over the course of the last decade, Wizz Air has had significant success in revolutionising an entire industry, and we have exceeded our ambition to make reliable and affordable air travel available to everyone in Central and Eastern Europe as we extended operations all across Europe and beyond. The launch of our refreshed brand is another one of our many measures to constantly improve passengers' travel experience. We are very excited to launch our new livery on both the A320 and our new A321. We remain focused on developing our pan-European network of routes and look forward to welcoming returning and new customers on board."
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About Wizz Air
Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 59 Airbus A320 aircraft and offers over 380 routes from 21 bases, connecting 112 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,200 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 16.5 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 2015.Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker: WIZZ
Notes for Editors:
· All flights operated on Airbus A320 aircraft, with 180 seats.
· New Airbus A321 deliveries start in November 2015
· For free pictures of aircraft, crews and logo library please visit http://wizzair.com/en-GB/press
For more information:
Daniel de Carvalho; Wizz Air Group; +41-22-5559889
Follow us on Twitter: @wizzair
\* This promotion applies on 19 of May from 00.00 hour to 24.00 CET only if you purchase minimum two (2) seats or more, at the same time as part of the same booking, for the same flight operated by Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. (W6) booking may include maximum six (6) passengers. Every second seat purchased will be free, up to a maximum of three free seats per booking. The term "free" means that you will not be charged the fare including taxes, other non-optional charges and a small cabin bag (max: 42*32*25) (but excluding the administration fee) for the free seat. The administration fee will be payable for each free seat. Large cabin bags and each piece of checked-in baggage are subject to additional fees. No other optional additional services and products are part of the promotion and you must pay for these even if they apply to or are purchased in connection with a free seat. The seats purchased must be used together and cannot be cancelled separately. Bookings including more than six (6) passengers are excluded. The number of seats available at any particular price is limited.