Wizz Air delay compensation: check your flight against the record
Wizz Air is an EU carrier. Flights out of the UK are covered by UK261; flights out of the EU by EU261; flights from the EU into the UK by both, and you choose which to claim under.
Enter the flight number and date. We pull the actual arrival time, the Eurocontrol air-traffic delay logged at both airports that day and the airport weather, then tell you whether Wizz Air owes you £220, £350 or £520 per passenger and how strong the airline's likely defence is.
Typical Wizz Air routes
| Route | Distance | Per passenger |
|---|---|---|
| Luton to Budapest | 1,480 km | £220 |
| Luton to Bucharest | 2,110 km | £350 |
| Gatwick to Tel Aviv | 3,580 km | £520 |
| Warsaw to Luton | 1,460 km | €250 |
Bands: up to 1,500 km £220 / €250; 1,500 to 3,500 km £350 / €400; over 3,500 km £520 / €600 (halved for a 3 to 4 hour long-haul delay).
What to know about claiming from Wizz Air
- Wizz Air Hungary (W6) is an EU carrier; Wizz Air UK (W9) is a UK carrier. Both are covered on any flight out of the UK; W9 flights into the UK from anywhere and W6 flights into the UK from the EU are covered too.
- Wizz Air has been the subject of CAA enforcement action over unpaid compensation and a large backlog of upheld claims in 2023 and 2024. Persistence, and going to AviationADR promptly after 8 weeks, matters more with Wizz than most.
- Luton to Budapest is 1,480 km, just inside the £220 band; Luton to Bucharest is £350.
If Wizz Air refuses or does not answer within 8 weeks: The CAA lists this airline with AviationADR. Free to you. You can go there once the airline has given a final answer, or has not answered within 8 weeks of your written complaint, and its decision binds the airline if you accept it.
You can claim from Wizz Air for free.
Use the claim page above and a free template from the CAA, Which? or MoneySavingExpert. Our £4.99 letter adds the verified flight record and the day's delay and weather evidence, which is what you will need if Wizz Air replies with “extraordinary circumstances”. Claims firms charge 35% to 50% of the payout for the same claim.
Wizz Air compensation questions
Answers people search for
How much compensation does Wizz Air owe for a delay?
£220 (or €250 from EU airports) up to 1,500 km, £350 (€400) for 1,500 to 3,500 km, £520 (€600) over 3,500 km, per passenger, for arrival delays of 3 hours or more within the airline's control.
Wizz Air is ignoring my claim. What now?
After 8 weeks with no substantive reply, refer it to AviationADR; the referral is free and Wizz Air is bound by the outcome. The CAA required Wizz Air to re-open thousands of wrongly refused claims in 2023, so refusals are worth challenging.
Is Wizz Air UK different from Wizz Air?
Legally yes: Wizz Air UK is a UK carrier and Wizz Air Hungary is an EU carrier. It changes which regulation covers a flight INTO the UK from outside the EU. Flights departing the UK are covered either way.