The Hungarian airline Wizz Air was founded in June 2003 in London by József Váradi and his team, whose members have a wide range of airline expertise. The airline's aim is to offer passengers affordable flights to central and eastern European countries.
Wizz Air's first flight took off in May 2004 from Katowice bound for London-Luton, only 19 days after Hungary and Poland joined the European Union. Just a month later, Wizz Air opened a second base in Budapest. The airline chose to use A320s and signed a maintenance contract with Lufthansa Technik, which enables it to guarantee the highest safety standards and the use of the latest technology.
In the company's first three-and-a-half months, around 250,000 passengers flew with Wizz Air. After a year, the number of passengers had risen to 1.4 million. Today the airline safely transports several million people a year from 25 airports on more than 600 routes covering the whole of Europe. Flights from Dortmund Airport began in 2004 and, with 27 connections, it is one of the most important airports for Wizz Air in Germany.
The operating airlines of the Wizz Air Group are its three subsidiaries: Wizz Air Poland, Wizz Air Hungary and Wizz Air Bulgaria. More than 1000 people are employed by the company and they work hard to ensure that every flight is a positive experience. Safety is the highest priority for the ticketless airline, alongside an attractive price-performance ratio and the latest technology. With its Wizz Flex and priority boarding services, Wizz Air makes flying a more pleasant and straightforward experience for customers. These services are also available at Dortmund Airport. To make the onward journey even easier for customers, Wizz Air offers the Wizz Taxi service from Dortmund Airport to locations within the Dortmund city boundaries.
On Wizz Air planes, which have only one class, there are 180 leather seats. Seats cannot be booked.