Wizz Air plane turns back to Budapest, passengers reach destination 6 hours late

Wizz Air’s flight to Târgu Mures returned to Budapest yesterday, 29 June, shortly after taking off from Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. According to passenger reports, the engine may have failed. They reached their destination with a 6-hour delay.

Wizz Air plane turns back to Budapest, passengers arrive to Romania 6 hours late

The incident was reported on social media by passengers on board. The plane’s path can be traced on Flightradar, according to spabook.net. What exactly was the reason for the turnaround is not yet known for sure. However, it is not certain that compensation is due for a delay of almost 6 hours, napi.hu writes.

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain speaking. Unfortunately, due to a very minor technical problem, we have to turn back to Budapest, as there is no mechanic at our destination, Târgu Mures, and we would be stuck there. The problem itself is not significant, but we have to return to Budapest, we will be landing in about 15 minutes and once we have landed I will inform you of the further developments. In the meantime, we apologise and thank you for your understanding,”

the captain told the passengers.

The engine may have failed

There were also 3 Hungarian DJs on board. They were on their way to Transylvania to perform. You can check their personal stories on their Instagram profiles before the 24 hours are up: @bredabiaa, @djstephanieofficial, @elektramusic_

Information on the engine was mentioned by several people. The mechanics apparently solved the problem quickly: the plane was able to complete the Budapest-Hurghada route that afternoon, although it took off for the Egyptian resort at 4:24 PM instead of the originally scheduled 2:45 PM.

Compensation is not certain

The passengers on their way to Târgu Mures were transported by a flight returning from Turkey, which finally took off at 1:17 PM Hungarian time and landed at 2:01 PM. As the flight was originally due to land at 8:10 PM, the delay was almost 6 hours, which could result in a compensation of EUR 250 per passenger for a journey of less than 1500 km.

However, in the case of technical failures, if the airline can prove that the failure could not have been avoided by regular maintenance and that the failure was unexpected (e.g. external influences), the claim cannot be validated, napi.hu explains.