Wizz Air Middle East flight returns to Budapest, leaving passengers stranded in Dubai

A Wizz Air flight from Budapest to Dubai has turned back over to Türkiye. As the same flight was due to return from Budapest in the evening, the airline’s flight W62498 was also cancelled. According to our reader, around 250 people could be affected by the cancellation.

Index reported, citing a passenger, that Wizz Air flight W62497 from Budapest to Dubai was turned back on Monday afternoon.

The Wizz Air plane did turn back over to Türkiye, as can be seen on radarbox.com, and at 5:24 PM, it landed in Budapest.

According to our reader, at 21:20 in the evening, the same plane was due to return from Dubai to Budapest, leaving 250 people stranded in the UAE. According to flightradar24.com, flight W62498 has already been canceled.

When contacted by the press, Wizz Air said that a flight from Budapest to Dubai on 27 May had returned to its departure airport due to a technical problem. Wizz Air technicians immediately started investigating the problem and making the necessary repairs.

“The airline has provided accommodation to affected passengers who requested it and has offered them free rebooking, a 100 percent cash refund, or 120 percent of the original fare in WIZZ credit. Wizz Air informed the affected passengers by e-mail and SMS at the time of booking, so those who did not purchase their tickets directly on the Wizz Air website, but for example, through an online travel agency, a group travel company, or a price comparison site, may have received the relevant information late or not at all. They can make inquiries on the Wizz Air website, in the app, or by calling the customer service phone number.”

The airline has also apologised for any inconvenience caused and stressed that the safety of its passengers and staff remains Wizz Air’s top priority

Index also reported that one passenger at the scene confirmed they had received assistance from the airline. The passengers were bussed to a 5-star hotel where they were served dinner and were reportedly due to return to the airport at 6 pm tomorrow.

As we wrote two days ago, two Wizz planes made emergency landings in Budapest, causing the airline to miss at least 50 aircraft in 2024, details are HERE.

• read also: Hungarian Wizz Air landed in India for the first time