Low-cost airline «Wizz Air UK»

Wizz Air UK is a British budget airline founded in 2017. It is a subsidiary of the Hungarian Wizz Air. The main hub is Luton Airport. Originally founded to maintain full access to the UK market after Brexit. Since then, the company has developed a model of a new British budget airline that operates flights to destinations in Europe from 4 British airports. Works with the corporate identity of Wizz Air and continues to operate a number of flights on Wizz Air routes, primarily from Luton Airport.In October 2017, Wizz Air applied for a certificate of air carrier in the UK through a new subsidiary registered in the UK, which will take over a number of existing Wizz Air routes from Luton Airport starting in March 2018. The following month, the airline announced an expansion of its presence at Luton following the acquisition of take-off and landing slots at the former Monarch Airlines. Wizz Air UK received its license in May 2018.

In August 2020, Wizz Air UK announced that the second hub in Britain would be Doncaster-Sheffield Airport, which has relocated one aircraft, which has started serving seven new routes. The airline then announced that it would open its third hub at London’s Gatwick Airport, which has relocated one aircraft, which has started serving four new routes. In September 2020, the company also announced six more destinations and relocations of the second aircraft, increasing the size of the network to 23 routes to Doncaster.

In December 2020, Wizz Air UK announced that it would open a fourth British hub at Cardiff Airport, relocating one aircraft and opening nine routes.