Difficult autumn ahead for Wizz Air: many aircraft with engine problems, huge delays

The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has broken a negative record this week. On Monday, one in two Wizz Air flights landed in Budapest with a delay of at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, only five out of 32 rival Ryanair flights landed with a delay in Budapest. Unfortunately, this will only get worse in the autumn.

After its negative record, the low-cost carrier is facing an even tougher autumn. As we reported, its September-October schedule will be disrupted due to engine overhauls. HERE is a list of (some of) the cancelled flights.

Negative record by Wizz Air: 50 hours of delay in 2 days

In two days, Wizz flights landing at Budapest Airport have accumulated 50 hours of delay, according to the official website of Budapest Airport. On Sunday, 13 out of 35 and on Monday, 16 out of 32 of the airline’s aircraft arriving at Liszt Ferenc International Airport were delayed by at least 30 minutes. A total of 26 hours of delays were recorded on Monday, Világgazdaság writes.

By comparison, 12 out of 33 flights of main rival Ryanair landed at least half an hour behind schedule on Sunday and five out of 32 on Monday. The Irish airline was “only” 31 hours late over two days. The two low-cost airlines account for almost half of all flights arriving at the airport.