The Hungarian low-cost airline is currently looking for flight attendants for the Vienna base. The company explains, among other things, that it is anticipating an “intensive summer travel” and therefore “additional cabin crew is required for the Vienna base”.
The company is silent about the exact background, but for a long time the flight attendants only received their basic salary. This is extremely low as most of the pay comes from the sectors actually flown. Since there was very little flown from Vienna during the lockdowns, many received only the basic wage. Aviation Direct already reported in detail on this topic in autumn 2020.
Since the sum those mentioned in the Aviation Direct article is, was very low and was not enough for many front and rear to survive, some Wizz Air flight attendants from the Vienna base may have left the company. There is no other explanation for the fact that new employees are now being sought, because the carrier still flies to a reduced extent from the Austrian capital and has only recently thinned out some routes again or postponed the resumption significantly.
Andras Rado, Senior Corporate Communications Manager at Wizz Air, said: "Bookings are currently increasing sharply and, in order to increase capacity for the summer, we need new staff. Wizz Air has handled the crisis well and is already strategically positioning itself for the future with new employees. With the additional staff, we have everything we need to make this summer a great experience for many of our passengers who can't wait to fly on holiday."
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