Superb news: Hungarian Wizz Air saves passengers after Ryanair’s announced departure!

The Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air said it would offer a discounted rebooking option for the Ryanair passengers stuck in Jordan. The special, so-called rescue tickets will cost HUF 12,390 (EUR 30), and you may travel to Budapest, Rome or Milan with them.

Ryanair announced before that they would not fly between Amman and Budapest because the war was too close. The Irish low-cost airline has been trying to keep the route up but has only been managing to fill the planes flying to Jordan with great difficulty and cheap tickets. We detailed the causes of their decision in THIS article.

Therefore, the Irish low-cost’s main rival, the Hungarian Wizz Air, decided to enter the market and help people stuck in Jordan to get out. The Hungarian low-cost carrier offers direct flights between Amman and Budapest, Milan or Vienna. The decision shows the airline’s commitment towards the European and Middle Eastern passengers, their statement cleared.

According to Wizz Air, the passengers have time until 30 April to buy their tickets for their Amman rescue planes. The budget airline created a subsidiary website for that – click HERE to reach it.

Wizz Air and Ryanair CEOs are not friends

Based on index.hu, passengers may do their rebooking with the six-digit code they got from Ryanair. Wizz’s first flight landed in Jordan in 2013, and they would like to strengthen their presence with this decision. They would like to offer service to those locals whose holiday was ruined by Ryanair’s decision. Wizz Air is offering seven routes from the Middle Eastern state.

Wizz CEO József Váradi. Photo: FB/Budflyer

We wrote in THIS article that Wizz Air CEO József Váradi said in an interview that his Ryanair counterpart, Michael O’Leary probably was “under the influence of drugs” when he said Ryanair was Hungary’s nr1 airline. Mr Váradi said Ryanair’s market share is only 26%, while Wizz Air’s is 38%. He also said that Wizz Air is Hungary’s flag carrier.

The incident shows that the two airlines are competing hard for the passengers in the European market, and Wizz Air’s Jordan move may mean they will have better positions in a post-war Jordan than Ryanair.

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• Wizz Air surprises passengers with amazing spring price reduction – Read more HERE
• Hungarian Wizz Air launches six new flights from Budapest! – Details in THIS article

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