Historic: Special Wizz Air jet flies PM Orbán to Trump in Washington tomorrow

The Hungarian media reported that the Hungarian government delegation deserves a special aircraft for the long journey, sparking comments that government members and their large entourage would travel on a specially modified plane. Péter Szijjártó promptly denied this, and we’ll show you the inside of the unique Wizz Air plane that is undertaking the transatlantic flight. Orbán and his team hope to achieve important results in Washington on issues that could fundamentally influence the 2026 elections.

Wizz Air owns two Airbus A321XLR aircraft

We previously reported that Wizz Air ordered dozens of Airbus A321XLRs to operate longer-distance flights than before. Although CEO József Váradi hadn’t considered American destinations at the time, cities in Central Asia and the Far East were among the planned routes — a bold move for the Hungarian low-cost carrier traditionally dominant in Europe.

Those plans fell through, and Wizz Air cancelled a large portion of its earlier order. So far, it has received only two A321XLRs, one of which is based in Malta, meaning the Budapest-based plane will likely carry the Hungarian government delegation to Washington on a special charter flight granted one-time permission.

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József Váradi enthusiastically boasted about this opportunity, telling Világgazdaság that tomorrow will be only the second time the airline flies to the United States. According to Váradi, this flight demonstrates that the Hungarian low-cost carrier “represents the highest level of professional and operational excellence,” as reported by Budflyer.

Check out the aircraft government members will travel on

At the time the first A321XLR was delivered, Airbus said the plane has 239 seats, so even Orbán Viktor’s sizable delegation will travel comfortably. vg.hu reported yesterday that János Lázár and Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky will definitely accompany the Prime Minister, along with several business leaders.

Here’s a video from a YouTuber who flew 7 hours from London to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) on the same plane model:

Their observations can be summed up as: Wizz Air offers the cheapest travel but sacrifices comfort, making 7 hours without extra legroom a real test. Comparing it to Saudia, they found that including extras like checked luggage could make Saudia cheaper than Wizz Air. In terms of service, however, Wizz Air came out on top.