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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

Wizz Air faces millions in payouts over flight delays

Wizz Air aircraft
The CAA action against Wizz Air covers claims made for flights due to depart from or arrive into a UK airport on or after 18 March 2022. Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters

Wizz Air could be forced to pay out millions of pounds to passengers after the UK airline regulator started enforcement action against the budget carrier in response to an avalanche of complaints over unpaid refund claims.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it had been in contact with Wizz Air for several months after it received a high volume of complaints about the airline’s failure to pay passengers what they are owed, particularly in the wake of flight cancellations.

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