Chaos at Wizz Air: passengers who were heading to Budapest were stuck in Stockholm
A Wizz Air flight from Stockholm to Budapest was supposed to take off at 9 p.m. on Sunday. However, the flight was postponed to Monday. On top of that, as the airline failed to arrange accommodation, the passengers had to spend the entire night at the airport.
Wizz Air plane had a technical issue
Wizz Air has been experiencing difficulties lately, causing inconveniences for hundreds of passengers. This Sunday (09.26), a flight from Stockholm to Budapest was supposed to take off at 9 p.m. However, the flight was postponed to Monday. Travellers received the first notification around 5 p.m. that the plane was expected to have a 40-minute delay, a passenger wrote to 444.hu. The check-in had already started at that point but it was abruptly stopped. Nobody knew exactly how much the waiting time would be as passengers did not receive any further information. At around 1 a.m, the pilot announced that they were dealing with a technical issue. Therefore, the departure was postponed to 2 p.m., the following day.
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Passengers did not receive the promised accommodation
Although Wizz Air assured passengers that the company would arrange accommodation, the promise did not pan out, reports blikk.hu. Initially, the passengers were directed to the waiting room, where they stayed for two hours. Following that, they received information that the earliest plane, which was supposed to leave for Budapest on Monday morning, was full. The unfortunate travelers had to spend the night at the airport. According to the latest information, the plane would take off at 2:40 p.m. at the earliest on Monday instead of the 9 p.m. departure on Sunday. Wizz Air has not yet commented on the incident.
This is not the first time Wizz Air passengers got stranded at the airport
The Hungarian airline has already let down its passengers numerous times. For instance, on 15 May, Wizz Air left its passengers in Paris, who were supposed to fly to Budapest. The flight from the Hungarian capital could not land at Paris Orly Airport due to a major storm. As a result, the plane was diverted to Brussels. Finally, airport staff helped people to reach some local hotels in the area at around 2 a.m.
Source: 444.hu, blikk.hu