![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wizz-air-announces-flight-cancellations-due-to-inspections-of-plane-engines/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Airlines-survey.jpg&description=Wizz Air has announced a number of flight cancellations this summer due to "accelerated inspections" of a number of its plane engines that are taking place Wizz Air has announced that it is cancelling a number of flights due to a number of "accelerated inspections" of its engines taking place. The airline said that it would be contacting affected passengers and offering them options such as alternative flights, full refunds, or 120% airline credit. A statement from the airline read: "Wizz Air announces today that due to the accelerated inspections of several of our GTF engines mandated by Pratt&Whitney, we have made adjustments to the network resulting in cancellations of some flights on selected days between certain destinations. "Passengers on the affected flights will be offered an alternative flight schedule, provided full refunds in the original method of payment, or offered 120% of the original fare in airline reservation credit. In the instance a booking was created via a travel agency or an online travel agency, we advise customers to reach out to the agency which owns the booking to make necessary changes to the reservation. Wizz Air also recommends checking the spam folder for emails about possible schedule changes. "We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused by this unplanned event out of our control, but the safety and security of our passengers, crew and aircraft is our number one priority." The airline did not specify exactly which routes would be affected. Earlier this month, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) revealed that it had ordered Wizz Air to revisit compensation claims by passengers due to "high volumes of complaints about the airline not paying passengers what they are owed". The budget carrier was one of many airlines caught up in last summer's chaos, which saw flights delayed and cancelled across the UK and Europe, amidst airports struggling to cope with a surge of holidaymakers post-Covid. The CAA said it had been in contact w){kind=link}
Wizz Air has announced a number of flight cancellations this summer due to “accelerated inspections” of a number of its plane engines that are taking place
Wizz Air has announced that it is cancelling a number of flights due to a number of “accelerated inspections” of its engines taking place. The airline said that it would be contacting affected passengers and offering them options such as alternative flights, full refunds, or 120% airline credit.
A statement from the airline read: “Wizz Air announces today that due to the accelerated inspections of several of our GTF engines mandated by Pratt&Whitney, we have made adjustments to the network resulting in cancellations of some flights on selected days between certain destinations.
“Passengers on the affected flights will be offered an alternative flight schedule, provided full refunds in the original method of payment, or offered 120% of the original fare in airline reservation credit. In the instance a booking was created via a travel agency or an online travel agency, we advise customers to reach out to the agency which owns the booking to make necessary changes to the reservation. Wizz Air also recommends checking the spam folder for emails about possible schedule changes.
“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused by this unplanned event out of our control, but the safety and security of our passengers, crew and aircraft is our number one priority.”