Wizz Air flight makes emergency landing in Budapest – UPDATE

A Wizz Air flight from Greece to Poland made an unscheduled landing in Budapest on Monday afternoon, Budapest Airport said in a statement.

The flight from Corfu to Katowice landed in Budapest after an unusual smell was detected on the plane, the statement said.

The Wizz Air aircraft landed safely at Liszt Ferenc International Airport, and the 184 passengers on board disembarked and were asked to wait at the airport until further notice.

As we wrote yesterday, chaos was at Budapest Airport, passengers waited hours for Wizz Air.

UPDATE

Wizz Air statement:

“Wizz Air’s relief flight will soon depart from Budapest to Katowice with passengers. The cause of the strange smell on board the original flight is still under investigation. Wizz Air has always put the safety of its passengers first, and our colleagues have followed the strictest protocol in this case.”