Panic in Milan: Hungarians were denied to board Wizz Air’s flight

People were baffled when they were denied boarding Wizz Air’s late-night flight to Budapest at the airport of Milan a couple of days ago even though they had a valid ticket. A Hungarian woman was in a panic, crying and repeating “I have run out of heart medicine, I must make it home.” Everybody wanted to know when they could depart the earliest. Fruzsina Fridel, a famous Hungarian celebrity, shared the dramatic details with a popular Hungarian tabloid. Below you can read what happened to them.

Have you heard about overbooking?

Labour shortage hit flight airlines hard globally. Therefore, flight delays and cancellations became usual at many European airports, including Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport. We wrote about that issue in THIS article. Fruzsina Fridel, an anchorwoman of the commercial Hungarian TV2 channel, arrived home later than expected because of that. She flew to Milan for a concert last Friday, but she did not face any problems then. However, their return flight was a disaster.

“I have never heard before about overbooking. But that is what happened to us” – Ms Fridel told Bors. She learned that some airlines sell more tickets than seats because some passengers regularly do not show up. As a result, the airlines can keep the seats occupied, raise their flight utilisation rate and increase their profit. However, staff faces insoluble problems provided everybody arrives.