Wizz Air flies Hungarian Olympians to Paris 2024 with a new paint, you can meet your favourites – Photos, video
At a joint press conference with the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB), Wizz Air unveiled a uniquely painted aircraft that will transport Hungarian athletes to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The aircraft, which will bear the Team Hungary livery, will commence flights on routes including Budapest and Paris-Orly today.
Wizz Air, the official partner of the MOB
Under the partnership, members of the Hungarian team will be transported to the Olympic Games by Wizz Air, an official partner of the MOB. This ensures that they arrive at the venue of the five-ring Games punctually and comfortably. The Olympians will travel on scheduled flights, allowing passengers to meet Hungarian team members on various Budapest-Paris flights.
“As of today, the Hungarian Olympic Team consists of 161 members, and this number will increase over the next few weeks. We estimate that the total number of athletes, including reserves, will be between 180 and 190. We are proud to expect surpassing the Tokyo figure and that all team members will be travelling to the Olympics on this special aircraft. We hope that more of you will return in the golden aircraft on 12 August, giving us a reason to celebrate. We used to envy other nations’ Olympic planes, and I am delighted that Hungarian athletes can now feel the importance of their support on their journey. I thank Wizz Air for making this possible,”
– said Zsolt Gyulay, President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee.
With fifty-seven days to go until the start of the Olympics, you can travel between the Hungarian capital and the Games venue on this uniquely designed aircraft:
The special livery of the Team Hungary aircraft was created by a team of 13 professionals, primarily engineers, who collaborated with the Wizz Air team for two months. The graphics, comprising 50 small pieces on each side of the aircraft, were created using specially developed software, and the decoration itself took a week to apply.
“We are very proud of this aircraft and to be an official partner of the MOB. We are excited to show our support to Hungarian athletes and, not least, to Hungarian passengers,” said Roland Tischner, Wizz Air‘s Chief Operating Officer. ”
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