Popular Wizz Air flight’s travel time significantly increased [Video]

Wizz Air carried passengers from the United Arab Emirates to Budapest with an hours-long detour – here is why.

According to Utazómajom, a Hungarian travel news media outlet, Wizz Air’s flight from Abu Dhabi, Dubai stops in Larnaca (Cyprus) to change crew and refill the jet fuel tanks. We could think about the war in the Middle East as a reason.

However, flights from Budapest to those destinations do not land in Cyprus but continue their journey in Iraqi airspace.

Passengers complain about the lack of information

Interestingly, the Hungarian low-cost airline does not inform its passengers about the longer travel time on its website. The detour costs +3-4 hours, which is significant considering the 2-hour-long travel time.

According to the passengers, Wizz provides no information about the detour and the long travel time, reaching almost eight hours in some cases. Meanwhile, the Hungarian low-cost airline states they inform their passengers about the modification, so it is difficult to …