Wizz Air refutes: no planes lost in Ukraine, aircraft still intact

Following an Italian article, it has been reported that Wizz Air has lost two of its planes in Ukraine for good. However, the airline has now sent a detailed rebuttal to a Hungarian news portal and clarified the situation.

The aircraft stuck in Ukraine are still intact and in good condition, Wizz Air told Világgazdaság. A week ago, Daily News Hungary reported on an interview the airline’s CEO gave to the online edition of the Italian daily Corriere della Sera. In it, József Váradi was asked about the situation of four of their aircraft, which have been stranded in Ukraine for about a year and a half due to the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Italian daily: Wizz aircraft “lost forever”, Wizz Air refutes

The Italian daily originally quoted Mr Váradi as saying that one plane in Lviv had been rescued, but two of the other three were “lost forever”, with only their engines being sent to Poland. It was also reported that the fourth plane is in good condition but cannot yet be safely evacuated from the country.

As Világgazdaság reports, since then, Corriere della Sera has subsequently amended the article. It has changed the wording of József Váradi’s answer to the question. Now, it reads that the plane from Lviv has been rescued, the engines of two others have been transferred to Poland and the fourth plane is in good condition but cannot yet be safely evacuated.