I think Wizzair is quite OK for short-haul flights in Europe. And their fares are really competitive in comparison to legacy carriers. But spending 5 hours aboard Wizzair doesn't sound very appealing. Actually, I am surprised to see there is such high demand for their flights to Saudi Arabia.

@miklosbendeguzgergye5823

Жыл бұрын

Soon, they will launch the 7 hours Milan-Abu Dhabi🙃

@boomerharris2965

Жыл бұрын

It makes sense with Ramadan and such for places like Mecca

@DanDan-pk6tx

Жыл бұрын

@@boomerharris2965 Dammam is 1200 km from Mecca

@boomerharris2965

Жыл бұрын

@@DanDan-pk6tx I know. I'm thinking of family and such. There's room for it

@blobbyb9743

Жыл бұрын

There is no real demand. Its just heavily subsidized by Saudi arabia in order to promote their tourism sector. Not a lot to see there other than sand 😂

I fly with Wizz 6/7 times a year You get what you pay for - I have no issue with the occasional delay, seats or limited legroom. For the price you can't complain, I'm always happy to fly with them

@spacehunter2018

Жыл бұрын

this is actually a very good way put it

@mexywhatever6917

Жыл бұрын

As a dwarf. I see this an absolute win.

@JC-ce8uw

Жыл бұрын

Do you have to pay extra fees? Baggage?

@mh1793

Жыл бұрын

Yes - the standard ticket includes a small item of cabin baggage, but you have to pay for extra - usually about €30

@JC-ce8uw

Жыл бұрын

@@mh1793 Thank you, £30 both ways. And what is this about hidden charges, and flights being delayed?

6:47 I saw that exact A350 at London Heathrow about a year ago. I checked a photo I took of it and the registration matches up, so that’s kinda neat.

I love the brutally honest videos due to the voice overs It just feels more intimate than reading the captions 😊

@jameshoyle5918

Жыл бұрын

I prefer captions anytime

@hassanbadr8997

Жыл бұрын

I love the voice overs too.

@squares4u

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s too talkative for my likes but that’s what the volume button is for 😅 it’s nice to see the review regardless

@georges3061

Жыл бұрын

Reading the captions tend to be tiresome - give me voiceovers anytime !

@jameshoyle5918

Жыл бұрын

@@squares4u yes too much Blah Blah Blah

I flew from Budapest to Saudi Arabia for 15 euros on a WIZZ flight. Was awesome, I don't need the comfort of the first class to enjoy traveling.

@francismcdonnell753

Жыл бұрын

First class? At €15 you get nothing, but a recline in the seat to me is basic. Even Ryanair seats recline.

@someonewhocares999

11 ай бұрын

@@francismcdonnell753 No they don't 🤣

@francismcdonnell753

11 ай бұрын

@@someonewhocares999 their older aircraft do

@gazsicolos2762

11 ай бұрын

@@francismcdonnell753 I mean you do get your a** taken over a 3300 km distance in less than 5 hours and not like it's significantly less comfortable than legacy carriers' economy class. For instance, for short/mid haul flights Lufthansa and BA is not any better. Their a320 economy class is equally cramped and the seats are not much more comfortable. Yet their ticket price on a comparable route would be orders of magnitude more expensive. I mean we gotta cut Wizz some slack.

Crazy that the A321neo can seat up to 244 seats comparing All Nippon Airways’ 787-8 is only 240 seats in a two class configuration.

“€80k, almost as much as what you have to pay when your bag is 2 kg too heavy”

I often travel to Saudi Arabia for work. Good to know those wizz air flight exist, because there are no cheap flight to KSA… except with Pegasus which is really horrific

@user-wq9mw2xz3j

Жыл бұрын

Wizz Air isn't better than Pegasus. What's so bad about Pegasus? Doubt you'll like Wizz Air better. In fact, the difference between the two is that Wizz air is maybe a tad cheaper, but they also don't include cabin bag (only handbag) in the ticket and getting extra luggage costs a lot $$$. I'd argue Pegasus is better for that. Minimum difference.

Looksl ike you're trying LCCs recently. Hopefully you can try Cebu Pacific's new A330NEO and their more jam-packed 460 (not sure)-seat layout to their long-haul routes like Dubai, Sydney, or Melbourne. PS. Don't worry. You'll be using NAIA's Terminal 3, which is larger and at least more convenient than that cursed Terminal 2 lol.

@Kuricang31

Жыл бұрын

Terminal 2 aren't that cursed anymore though as Philippines is now the sole operator of the terminal

@woutergijs5246

Жыл бұрын

As long as there is electricity

Having just done a 5.5 hour red eye from Bali to Sydney in a domestically configured and very aged 737-800 on Qantas, I have to say the WizzAir flight didn't look too bad. Qantas are struggling to call themselves a premium airline at the moment.

@losch78

Жыл бұрын

Same with man European Legacy carriers. Many have service comparable to Wizz or Ryan (LH group as mentioned even the same seat), as tight seat pitch, just often older planes (thus louder) and naturally non discount prices. Do I love Wizzair? No, bit absolutely worth the money and doable

@sch-corp

Жыл бұрын

I don't think anyone has seriously called Qantas a premium airline for many years. I exclusively fly Virgin domestically these days, they just seem to do everything better and without the grumpy middle aged flight attendants to boot.

@vkdrk

Жыл бұрын

@@sch-corp I flew Qantas and Virgin while in Australia and I agree that Virgin was much better.

@advaiththeking5443

Жыл бұрын

Bro i flew qantas and scoot for 8 h from singapore->melbourne

@bogdib

9 ай бұрын

You compare wizz with Quantas...

They provide what they advertise: a bare-bones flight at a reasonable cost. There are some options if you want to pay for them, but that doesn't include a more comfortable seat.

@user-wq9mw2xz3j

Жыл бұрын

honestly the prices sometimes are not reasonable- they are way too cheap. Seriously.

@zver2435

Жыл бұрын

And the price he paid is way above normal. I'm flying in the autumn for €80 return with a checked bag. The base ticket fare was under €20.

That airplane model is an absolute steal especially when the price is EUR 12 only. Much cheaper than the airplane models that I've seen in French or German museums

@user-wq9mw2xz3j

Жыл бұрын

right? I had no idea. I mean still, can probably get something like that for $30-60 in a store, but not expensive for being on a flight and branded.

This man suffers for our sake legend

@mal3k_xd

Жыл бұрын

its not like he is doing it for free. his making bread out of it

@jusalii

Жыл бұрын

This man suffers for our sake, legend

@TonyCastle82

Жыл бұрын

Praise Jebus!

@robindebondt4643

9 ай бұрын

'suffers'

I did 5 hour Wizzair flight to Tenerife and it was quite comfortable - in isle seat, that is. Window and middle seats feel very tight. Staff is very friendly and onboard prices are quite good. I also take advantage of their Group Wizz club. For me, Wizz is the best low cost carrier in Europe.

I flew from Rome to Dammam for 18 Euros and i had 3 Seats for me alone. The plane was half full and for that price it was totally worth it

I love Wizz, i use it across EU most of the time. They always fly on time + cheap, my last trip to Croatia was 13 euro's, i would stand in the plane if needed for that price 🤣

@user-wq9mw2xz3j

Жыл бұрын

right, it's so cheap when not summer season. Even under summer, much cheaper than alternatives. But I still get a headache after 2-3 hours flying xd.

Just performed Umrah using Wizz air going and pegasus coming back, no issues.

Wizz air can be just as good as Ryanair. I recently flew from Bucharest to Edinburgh where my ticket only cost me the equivalent of 14 euro. A four-hour flight for that price, as long as I got there I couldn't complain.

Actually Wizzair is good. My flight from Vilnius to Reykjavik , it took me 4 hours and 20 mins, with extra leg room seat, including checked baggage, total cost for one way is Euro 89 which is acceptable price.

Longer flights I always pay for more premium airlines that is 4 hrs plus. When I flew from Schiphol to JFK I flew united and got premium economy. I'm 6'7 so i really cannot fly airlines like this only very ahort flights but i end up needing seets with extra legroom anyway which costs more then booking a more premium airline

I love how consistent the videos have been but they have also improved to another level. Keep up the great work

I’ve flown Wizz Abu Dhabi a handful of times, it’s definitely not a necessarily pleasant experience with horrible padding and limited legroom, but the flight attendants are generally fine and the prices far outshine anyone else in the Middle East. It’s worth it for me, but I’ve only flown them up to three hours, so I would have no idea what they’re like medium haul. Great video as always 💙

@GenAvAviation

9 ай бұрын

@@Noora.luvs1 yeah they're pretty good, like any other LCC really. Just hope you're not tall otherwise I would fork for extra legroom lol. One thing is they suck at communication and I've had numerous instances where there have been multiple-hour-long delays without a word from Wizz to either pax or airport staff, so my advice is don't book anything important/another flight directly after your flight is supposed to land, because you never know

I had a rather unpleasant experience with an AirAsia X that flew from Kuala Lumpur to Honolulu, with a stop at Osaka. Since my destination was Osaka luckily I only had to endure about 6 hours of agony. To save costs, I had no water and no food during the entire flight, while being stuck in small, uncomfortable seats with 1 cm of legroom, and having absolutely no entertainment avaliable whatsoever. Well at least it was rather affordable and I had a window seat so I could stare at clouds for 6 hours lol.

I have over 50 flights with Wizzair across all Europe and I never ever have any troubles except a few 30min delays. As long as you check in on their app before the flight you will be fine. You get what you pay for, for 2 hours flight I don't complain because the average flight price I pay is 25-30 Euros. If you are not overweight or too tall the seats are just fine. People are complaining too much and are expecting first class experience when their prices are cheaper than train prices in western Europe. Everyone can chill with a book and handphones for 2 hours and not be a drama queen, it's not that hard.

I've been lucky enough to fly WizzAir a few times (short haul). However, people are spoiled by wifi and other unnecessary things. I'd rather endure the discomfort on a plane with pleasant flight attendants than spend money on a more expensive flight. Thanks for the review.

I flew EasyJet from London Gatwick to Aqaba, Jordan which is a comparable experience. I knew what I was going to get, so I organised my trip around it.. my own snacks, a tablet for entertainment (movies, games) and the flight itself was quite uneventful, on both legs. Maybe the only one thing is the fact you can't recline your seat, but apart from that I am more than happy to have saved hundreds of ££ instead of flying BA or Royal Jordanian. I would do that again.

First video since I started becoming a channel member and the videos keep getting better and better. Great work!

I did a 5 hour 30 minutes from santorini to Abu Dhabi ont the a321neo of wizzair for only 12 euros without bag and can say was worth the trip. The plane only had 70 passengers so we had each a free row which made it even more comfortable. Cabin crew was a little tired but they still managed to do their best to serve and talk to the passengers.

Dammam’s King Fahd Airport is actually the largest airport by size at 776 km squared larger than the size of nearby Bahrain!

@oadka

Жыл бұрын

daaaang

I've flown with Wizz Air a couple of times before between northern Norway and Gdansk (which is about a 3 hour flight) and always tell myself "You get what you pay for" as with anything in this world, I don't get a cheap flight and expect a 5 star service or experience, but I can honestly say that I have nothing to complain about. It's pretty much as flying any other SAS or Norwegian flight as well except the I find both the food and prices for food and or snacks to be better on Wizz Air compared to those other 2 airlines. Also never had any issues with anything flying them, no delays yet and just friendly crew so I'll gladly fly them again and I'd much rather fly with them than SAS for example even if it means a detour. (I've had to fly with Wizz to get home to southern Sweden from northern Norway during Christmas once as SAS had pushed up their prices to be around the double as a flight to Gdansk, I could then stay the night at a hotel in the old town of Gdansk, catch the ferry from Gdynia to Sweden the day after and even have a dinner buffet on the ferry (could even opt for the second most expensive cabin on the ferry if I wanted) and it was still cheaper than the SAS flight from northern Norway to Sweden via 2 stopovers)

I flown from Santiago de Chile to Rio de Janeiro in Jetsmart. First of all, the flight wasn't even cheap, it cost me $500 USD round-trip, (with a checked bag) it was a 5 hour trip, it wasn't comfortable because I couldn't get any sleep (red-eye flight) because of the girl (she wasn't even a toddler, the was a teenager, the same age as me) that was seating in the seat behind me, and the flight crew was rude overall. I don't recommend medium-haul flights on low-costs airlines

Thank you for sharing your honest and transparent feedback on board this long flight. May I suggest for you to try out Air Arabia and SalamAir on one of their longest route as well? I bet it'll be an interesting one too!

I really like Wizzair after taking a (not frequent) flight from Brussels, Belgium to Abu Dhabi, UAE aboard their a321NX. Apart the horrible legroom situation, the 6- an a half hours passed really quickly. My pre-ordered meal tasted fine especially compared to Ryanair and the engines were super quiet. I'd like to fly with Wizzair though. In my opinionit is a great way to fly cheap and get what you paid :).

I saw a great couple of videos once about Wizzair flying some of their planes over to North America to pick up Hungarians stranded there in the Covid lockdown. I know they went to New York but I'm pretty sure they went to LA and somewhere in Canada too. I think the Hungarians were just grateful to be picked up and wouldn't have complained about the leg room.

This is VERY smart for Wizzair to be so blunt with their passengers regarding just BEING NICE. And I feel like these fines and punishments are totally justified, because avoiding them is super easy.

@avioncamper

Жыл бұрын

We need that here in the US too. What happened to being nice and polite.

I’m loving these, keep it up!

Until now I have flown with them 78 times. Between them, from Bucharest to Tenerife, 6h 26€/return, to Gran Canaria, 6h 50€/return, Dubai 5h 110€/return 😍😅 Keep up the good work!

Absolutely fantastic video David!😸

Great flight, finally another review of Low Cost Carrier, this time is Medium Distance Flight. I think it's great if you trying the longest flight of Ryanair.

The IFE would be the least thing i miss. In 2023 we have our own media on tablets or smartphones.

I’m glad that Wizz Air is doing well.

I used to fly Wizz a lot when I was studying abroad. Not the worst, not the best. Very much a what you pay for experience.

Great review, thanks that applause after landing always gives a different vibe. Love it.

Very interesting showcase! I’m curious to see how this plans out.

I have flown Wizz within Europe several times and I would say that they're okay for the price, a little bit better than Ryan Air. I agree that the inflight menu is reasonably priced, but I've tried the noodle once thinking that I would get the noodle as presented on the picture shown in the menu but was quite disappointed that it was actually an instant noodle in a cup that you can easily buy in the supermarket

We were on this flight! Sitting in 1A and 1B, and you can see us boarding ahead of you. We only paid 40 EUR per person. Well worth it!

Thank you so much for referencing how you make travel animations. It is so rare that travel and review channels post that kind of info, it's like a trade secret LOL. Also, WOW! You really stepped up your game guys! Awesome stuff. You definitely deserve more subs and views than you currently have.

Remember to use a CREDIT CARD to anything with WizzAir .Its the only chance you have of seeing your money again if they mess up. As the only want to issue "credit" on account .

Very interesting route!

I once did Air Asia X London Gatwick to Australia Gold Coast return. I was young and about 15kg lighter. Doubt I would do it now... But when you are young, thin and travelling without small children then this kind of travel is cheap and great (albeit cramped, and yes I would definitely spent 2 hours each way stood up) . Just to add I'm 189cm, and these days usually pay for lie flat beds when travelling over 5 hours

Wizz Air also flies from Katowice Airport to Abu Dabbi

I travelled with WizzAir from Milan to Budapest and payed 14€ round trip! No checked bags of course

I recently flew from Abu Dhabi to the Maldives onboard a Wizzair A321neo, which was 5 hours and a bit. Also a very new one. Only 2 years old. It was my first flight with the airline and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Not that I expected it to be bad, because I usually like flying Ryanair on their European routes, but you never know with these low cost carriers. I don’t mind checking in online, and when I’m not having any checked baggage I actually prefer it and just walk straight to the gate. My last flight with Ryanair was from Aarhus, Denmark to Gdansk in Poland. They started boarding before the plane had even arrived and everyone flocked to the gate, which I found quite funny. After 10 minutes or so the plane arrived. Right when the passangers got off the plane they made final call, and a few minutes later we were airborne. Some probably dislike it. I like that they aren’t hanging about. I paid 46 euros including checked baggage and seat selection. The seats on the Wizzair flight was acceptable. I’m 186 cm tall and it wasn’t that bad. Not super comfortable, but not awful. However, on all AirAsia flights I’ve been on, my knees have been dying. Can’t recommend! I don’t care much for onboard WiFi, never works well anyways. And the lack of entertainment system is of course not a problem on the short flights, and for longer flights I just download some movies on my phone or laptop and watch that. I love when the seats don’t recline, because that means I won’t get crushed by the person in front of me. For 20 years I didn’t even know how the reclining worked so I’ve never used it anyways. In my opinion, no legacy carrier offering compares to that of Ryanair and other low cost airlines. Only if I was so rich, that money didn’t matter to me would I fly on legacy carriers instead. Also, if you somehow made it this far you probably know something about planes. On my flight from Abu Dhabi to the Maldives we flew straight east for sometime, and when we reached India we turned south towards the Maldives. This seems odd to me, and I wasn’t able to figure out why that is the chosen route.

@leyla9250

Жыл бұрын

I am flying with wizzair tmrw and I checked the route, it is said that wizzair doesn’t have engine license that allows them to fly over wide body of water so they stay close to the land. That’s why they fly from Abu Dhabi to oman Pakistan india and then Maldives

@VictorWasa

Жыл бұрын

@@leyla9250 Ah! Makes sense. Thanks :)

Wow! I actually flew with HA-LZT in July 2023. Also it is the airplane of the viral Skiathos landing.

I fly wizz air regularly on the route FCO-LGW as it is usually the cheapest deal to Gatwick and it’s still cheaper than ryanair. It’s nothing special, definitely worth the price (you can get a return trip for 50-70€, even 20 back when they started this route).

I flew Scoot on a 7 Hours flight from Singapore to Melbourne. For me, it was a quite good experience. In fact Scoot was better than I expected.

Isn't Wizz 29" vs Scoot 31" on the 787)? That is a pretty big difference. Scoot only use 320 for flights up to 3 hours or so

Beautiful video!

from larnaca i have been to krakow, very good service and affordable flights.

Cuba's e-Visa is roughly the same price as Saudi at around 100-120USD.

253€ for Dammam is FAR from fenomenal price...it was for sale for 40€ RT (without any extras)

David, great review as always. I enjoy the brutally honest reviews. Be sure to re-visit PIT once we finish building our $1.5B new landside terminal.

that doesn't sound right. what if the flight is full? they should block the seats for crew to rest

My longest LCC flight was on Wow Air between BWI and Reykjavik. Needless to say, never again.

The taxi as I observed is done by only 1 engine, since it's more economical then running both during taxi. You can see that at minute 6:46, when they test the Flight controls you can see that the spoiler in the middle is not activating. That's because of the hydraulics driven by the engine that is shut off.

I was meant to be flying on their AUH-MXP in September that should of been about 7hrs but they cancelled the route now 🤦‍♂️

I took the same route , in May 2023, the new a321 neo was very smooth

Great review

very well made video, straight information and no messing about

Make sure to fly flynas a320neo! Also, please make a trip report on air algerie long haul flight!

I just flew with Wizzair from London (Luton) to Amman in Jordan which was about 5 1/2 hours. It was wasn't at all bad and quite comfortable.

The best thing is the photos of the food they offer onboard and when they bring you your order the food looks like nothing in the pictures.

I took Larnaca to London with wizz. And I'll be honest, it doesn't lack anything from Cypriot/ Greek airlines doing the same route. Yeah, it was kinda dirty, but Cyprus airways planes don't have a lot that wizz didn't.

How do those low cost airlines do with crew at longer flights? Like the mentioned Warsaw to the Canary Islands with six hours to and six hours back from the destination makes it a 12 hour flight, not including the ground time - that's longer than a trans-Atlantic long-haul flight.

Great trip report

Looking forward for the review of my national carrier LOT on 787 business class :)

Great Video as always... Love the Brutally honest series. Keep it up guys 👍🏻

Well, it is doable with many ifs and buts. If you are under 175cm and under 85kg and, and ... The interesting thing to me is that the fare structure for transatlantic flights, from the east coast, is so much more expensive

Great price! 9.50 euros for a gin and tonic would shock me into sobriety. Air Baltic A220s have18.2 inch wide seats, making them much more comfortable than 777s which usually have 17" wide seats.

@Holland1994D

Жыл бұрын

Please use centimeters next time :)

@peterrisbergs7156

Жыл бұрын

@@Holland1994D 46.22. Seatguru gives measurements in inches. Multiply inches by 2.54. That means that A220 seats are about 3 centimeters wider. I think 787s also have 17" wide seats. I don't fly all that frequently so the extra 3 centimeters doesn't impact me very much. Being tall, 1.93, the legroom is a bigger concern. An aisle seat is much preferable on a long flight. I usually don't recline my seat so Ryan Air's non reclining seats also don't concern me.

Super Video!

4:52 Some of United Airlines' Boeing 767s have a total of ~160 seats in a premium-heavy configuration.

THE Intro is an absolute Banger! Great video the best reviews

Wizz Air offers a good service at a good price and the staff is friendly. After all, 2, 3 or 5 hours is not that much.

Nice video, welcome to Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

the livery reminds me of the 2023 Washington Wizards City Edition jersey

You should fly Serene Air A330 from Jeddah to Islamabad. That airline is really good.

@KK.Wirasmo

Жыл бұрын

😂…love India

Just a clarification. The visa checking issue seems to only be limited to Wizzair. People flying on Saudia Airlines from Europe get their boarding passes online via the app without having to check in, unless one needs to drop off their checked bags.

12:05 is the biggest industries of saudi arabia connected to it is the city of jubail where i lived for 14 years a very calm city

I fly from UK to Poland very frequently, I pay as little as £8.99 one way a lot of the time… you can’t complain when a 2.5 hour flight is as cheap as that…

Very honest and informative review 👍🏻

I think I like the narrated videos because I listen to them during my commute, and most travel videos. It's hard to do that with the subtitles. I understand that takes more effort and you can't do it all the time though. Thank you!

Do you know if when you’re travelling with travel agent who have put you on a normal Wizzair flight you also need to check in online or you can go to check in stand at the airport with all the luggage etc. and be checked in without any charge?

@Martin-dg7it

Жыл бұрын

I'd assume the travel agent should facilitate check-in or give you instructions - definitely check with them! As the fees can add up!

@yooein

Жыл бұрын

You def need to check in online on most Wizz flights except the ones like in the vid

Every regular flyer on WizzAir hates WizzAir, yet you seem to like it. You must have been very lucky on that day i think. That clapping at the end of the flight, shows how much everyone on board were so happy to finally get to their destination and get off a plane that offers very tight squeeze seating. 😀 👏

@PaulPhilbin-wu5ny

2 ай бұрын

Zero 🥜 0:01

WizzAir won’t be starting it’s planned longest flight from Milan to Abu Dhabi now apparently.

@simply_aviation

Жыл бұрын

Read that too, but the video was finalized last week already and I couldn’t change it since I’m in India right now. 😬

I fiy wizzair one time from eindowen to veena 1 hour flight I fall asleep but not bad but 6 hours on a321 nope going on ETIHAD airways for 7 hours from Amsterdam to Abu Dhabi so ya

This guy got a subscription as soon as he mention the model number of the Wizz seats 😂 love it. My sort of content creator! Great video

I'm 6'3', 190cm tall , those seats look tight. Flight looked ok by American standards, not bad. You get what you pay for applies here. If you are tall like me, no fun.

Thank you very much for this wonderful review, this video should help me to decide if I should fly on Wizz air from Dammam

My Wizzair flight from Rome to Madrid was delayed over 16 hours. The communication was terrible, but we did at least get a hotel for the night. And 250 euros compensation, thanks to EU regulations. Safe to say I will probably never fly with them again 🙃

This is pretty much like flying on Spirit from dc or nyc to lax or sfo