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Fortune
Ryan Hogg

Wizz Air CEO says passengers will 'suffer the pain' of new 8-hour budget flights

Jozsef Varadi, chief executive officer of Wizz Air Holdings Plc, during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Credit: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Budget airline Wizz Air, routinely ranked as the worst airline in the U.K., is betting its customers will “suffer the pain” of grueling long-haul budget flights as it introduced a new Airbus fleet capable of eight-hour journeys.

Speaking as it unveiled a new set of Airbus A321 XLR light-body aircraft, Wizz Air CEO József Váradi was confident passengers would snap up low-cost seats on flights capable of record distances for the airline.

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