Wizz Air limited the number of flights in January for the measures

Wizz Air limited the number of flights in January for the measures

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has reduced its flight plans for January in response to new blockades in Britain following the discovery of a coronavirus mutation. This was stated by the company's director József Váradi, adding that the prospects for the coming months are very unclear. However, he assumes that the demand for travel by summer will return thanks to vaccination. He also informed that during December, Wizz Air's flights reached only 35% of capacity compared to 2019.

The measures hit carriers again

For new blockades in Britain, one of Wizz Air's three largest markets, along with Poland and Romania, it will reduce flights to 25% of capacity in January. Váradi, who co-founded Wizz in Hungary in 2003, said the long-term pandemic had not stopped the company's growth and believed that transport would come to life. "I think that if the restrictions for the summer are removed, I would say that the summer of 2021 will not be far from our perspective from the summer of 2019," he said. The pandemic hit the aviation industry hard. Some larger companies had to ask governments for funding to survive a near-flying period. EasyJet, British Airways and Lufthansa are also planning their reductions. However, Wizz Air entered a crisis with good financial standing, as did its biggest low-cost rival Ryanair. Wizz said it had 1.6 billion euros in cash, which means it could survive two years even if all his planes were grounded.