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8 Tips for Flying Wizz Air

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Flying within Europe? You’ll likely come across some incredibly cheap flights on Wizz Air—especially if you’re flying to/from Eastern Europe. Based in Budapest, the airline, along with its subsidiaries Wizz Air UK and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, flies to over 160 airports around Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

While the airfares on Wizz Air are often shockingly low, you’ll want to know what you’re getting into before you get too excited about that €10 ticket. Much like Spirit and Frontier in the U.S. and Ryanair in Europe, Wizz Air is an ultra-low-cost carrier that adds fees for just about everything. Follow these tips to have the best experience and learn how to take advantage of its cheap flights without paying exorbitant fees.

Pay for Bags in Advance

Don’t be tricked by the terminology used by Wizz Air for what baggage is included in your ticket. Wizz Air only includes one small “carry-on” bag that does not exceed 40 x 30 x 20 cm and 10kg in the initial ticket price. This is similar in size to what U.S. airlines consider a “personal item” that fits under the seat. If you have a larger carry-on bag or checked luggage, you’ll want to pay for it during booking for the best prices.

Baggage fees vary depending on weight, season, and where you purchase. Any excess weight or baggage fees paid at the airport are considerably higher than if you were to book in advance. The fees are actually somewhat reasonable if you pay for your bags during booking. Sure, it may be double the airfare but your total cost could still be much cheaper than flying other airlines.

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Purchase Wizz Priority

If you want to bring a larger bag onboard the aircraft and avoid checking luggage, you’ll need to purchase Wizz Priority . This allows you to bring a “trolley bag” onboard, which is similar to a normal sized carry-on bag allowed by U.S. airlines. The trolley bag is in addition to the smaller carry-on bag included in your ticket and can be up to 55 x 40 x 23 cm and 10kg.

Wizz Priority also includes priority check-in and priority boarding. The fee varies between €5-40 according to the website. For the flights I recently purchased, it was around €15 per flight which was cheaper than any checked bag fees and well worth it. I got the feeling that Wizz Priority passengers were less scrutinized on the size/weight of their luggage. Technically, my bags may have been too large or too heavy but I was never asked to weigh or size my bags.

Of course, there is no guarantee that you won’t have your bags weighed or sized but there’s much less of a chance if you avoid the check-in counter all together. During boarding, agents are more interested in getting the flight off on time than checking the size of your bag—especially for priority passengers boarding first. 

Compare Bundles

If you do have checked luggage, you’ll want to compare the bundles offered to simply purchasing all of the extras you need a la carte. Wizz Go includes a trolley bag, 20kg of checked luggage, seat selection, free airport check-in, priority boarding, and priority check-in. This can be a good choice for flyers who travel with multiple bags and wish to choose seats. Otherwise, you may be able to pay less by paying for just a checked bag or seat selection separately.

Wizz Plus includes premium seat selection, Wizz Flex, and 32kg of checked luggage in addition to all of the extras included with Wizz Go. This is the best option if you want an all-inclusive experience without worrying about extra fees to change your flight or receive a travel credit if plans change and you can’t fly. Still, if you don’t think you’ll use all of the extras included, it may be cheaper to just purchase what you need a la carte. Since prices vary, you’ll need to compare for each booking.

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Plan to Sit Apart or Pay Extra (Unless Traveling with Children)

One of the most annoying fees that has become commonplace in the airline industry is the fee to choose a seat assignment. If you’re traveling with a companion, you won’t be guaranteed seats next to each other when flying Wizz Air unless you pay extra. The seat selection page makes it seem like you have no choice but to pay extra for seat assignments by auto-selecting recommended seats.

If you want to take your chances and have seats auto-assigned at check-in for free, you’ll need to select the “choose seats later” option. If you’re traveling with two adults, you’ll be given a pop-up with an option to pay €12 for a “ sitting together ” add-on. This doesn’t allow you to choose specific seats but guarantees you’ll at least get seats together. If you don’t want to pay, make sure to click “No, thanks”.

Children under 14 years of age will be auto-assigned a seat next to at least one accompanying adult so you don’t have to pay extra to guarantee a seat next to your child.

Download the App

One of the best tips I can give for flying Wizz Air is to download its mobile app . This will make the check-in process, boarding, and verifying documents much easier. You can easily take photos of your COVID-19 vaccine and testing documents and upload them to your reservation via the app, which is required for most flights these days. And with the app, you don’t need to worry about paying extra to check in at the airport since you can get a mobile boarding pass right on the app.

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Check-In Online

If you don’t have the app, you’ll want to make sure that you check-in online at least 3 hours before scheduled departure time. After that cutoff, you may be forced to check-in at the airport and pay a fee to do so. If you didn’t purchase a seat assignment, you can check-in starting 48 hours before departure. If you paid extra for a seat, online check-in is available 30 days before departure.

For airports that don’t allow online or mobile check-in, you’ll be able to check-in at the airport free of charge. To be sure, it’s always a good idea to attempt online check-in first.

Be At the Gate on Time

Wizz Air’s business model is all about reducing the amount of time an airplane sits on the ground between flights. For this reason, it is imperative that you are at your departure gate no later than 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time as Wizz Air is very strict on this cut-off time.

You’ll often need to board a bus which brings you to the airplane. This means that boarding closes earlier than you may be used to when flying on other airlines that primarily have jet bridge gate access. Give yourself extra time to make it to your gate. There is no reason to add stress by running late.

Become a Member

Lastly, consider signing up for the Wizz Discount Club . Standard membership allows the member to receive benefits and is only €29.99/year. Group membership gives benefits to the member and up to five companions for €69.99/year. Benefits include €10 off all fares that are at least €19.99 and €5 off checked bag fees for 20kg or 32kg bags. Simple math will tell you that the membership can pay for itself after just three flights and even fewer if you have checked bags.

I decided to pay for the membership for two flights I recently purchased since it saved me €20 off the bat. Chances are that I’ll be flying within Europe again sometime in the next year and the membership will pay for itself. If you plan to take multiple flights in Europe, a membership may make sense— specially if you travel with heavier checked luggage.

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SIMPLY SEARCH AND BOOK What could be better than low-cost flight deals? Select from 200+ destinations, choose your ideal travel date and get set for cheap flights the easy way with the WIZZ Air flight deal and travel app. ORGANISE YOUR ENTIRE HOLIDAY - Get flight deals via push notifications - Scan your documents for a faster booking and check-in process - Check in with your confirmation details and say goodbye to printing* - Check out your flight schedule and track your plane in real-time - Share flight searches with friends and family or send travel companions their boarding pass - Save your ticket to your Apple Wallet plus all your important travel documents to the app - Use the in-app boarding card – either online or offline! Fly to the most popular destinations across Europe, from Bucharest, Budapest, Krakow, Tirana and Vienna, to Lisbon, Rome, Naples, Milan, Malaga, Madrid and Athens. Check out our low cost flights to the Middle East and places like Abu Dhabi, Alexandria, Amman, Muscat and Tel Aviv. FARE FINDER: Search for the lowest available fare for your journey and book your ticket at the best price. HOTELS Reserve your hotel with Booking.com and get 5% of your booking value back as a WIZZ credit. WIZZ DISCOUNT CLUB Sign up to a WIZZ Discount Club membership and get discounted flight fares. AIRPORT TRANSFER: Book a ride to and from the airport with our airport transfer service. USE THE APP TO BUY AIRPORT EXTRAS LIKE… - Fast Track boarding and Lounge access - Car rental with Rentalcars.com where you can receive a 5% of your booking back as WIZZ credit value - Bus transfers at cheap prices from the airport to the centre of your destination city WIZZ MAGAZINE Stay entertained on board by downloading the WIZZ in-flight magazine before you board. ADD SERVICES Want to add more luggage or change your reserved seat? No worries, you can add many travel-related services through the app. Follow WIZZ on social media for all of the latest news, offers and competitions Facebook @wizzair Instagram @wizzair Twitter @wizzair Available in almost 20 languages Arabic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian *Only at airports with permitted access.

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I’m not sure why this app has such mediocre reviews- it is SO HELPFUL. First of all, it is very easy to use (at least on my iPhone). The layout is simple and I was able to easily find my booking here, even though I booked through a different site. They also give a timeline of when you should get to the airport, check in, etc and offer transportation options. The mobile/online check in and boarding passes make everything so simple. I wish every airline had an app like this!

No Apple Pay in this the year 2023 AD. Date selector doesn't allow you to pick a date in the future when selecting the passport issue date but the date selector prompts you left to right to select the day, month, year. So it ends up spinning around to a date you did not select if your issue date day or month as later than the current date. It’s also unclear if you are required to scan your passport with your camera or if it’s simply a tool you can optionally use. We’ve all been there trying to scan a passport with your phone, trying to get the lighting right, keep all your fingers out of they way. Such a struggle.

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Where to start? - Wizz was not capable to change the contact email for over 10years after countless attempts. - You can’t contact Wizz via email - The chat bot is horrible, it leads you to a dead end most of times. - When finally you can get an actual agent, they don’t even read your problem, but copy paste generic trouble shooting from the FAQ and then they disconnect the chat without asking if it solved your problem. Then you need to go for 10mins again to get another agent, but doesn’t matter what you write (even asking NOT to copy the same FAQ) they send you the same useless troubleshooting list again. - They are not trained, can not solve the most basic issues, and they lack of any foundational customer service skills. - So last option you have is to call the high rate number where they make you wait (and pay sometimes more than the cost of sour actual ticket) HORRIBLE experience. Question if a company this size can afford such a ridiculous customer service, or ignoring their clients’ problems is part of their business strategy?!

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You can now buy tickets for exhibitions and sightseeing tours on Wizz Air platforms!

Wizz Air is launching a new feature on its website and mobile app: passengers can now book tickets directly on these platforms for events, exhibitions, sightseeing tours and other experiences.

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The WIZZ Experiences service is launched in cooperation with the Hungarian low-cost airline’s partner, online service provider Coras. The new service will offer more than 10 million tickets to passengers in 300 cities in over 65 countries.

• In Greece, you can buy tickets to diving, olive oil tasting, traditional Greek live music and dinner shows.
• In the UK you can buy tickets to the most prestigious sporting matches, concerts and West End shows.
• In Spain, you can pay for a tour of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona or the Prado Museum in Madrid. You can also buy tickets to FC Barcelona matches, cycle around Madrid and see its best sights, and visit three of Malaga’s best tapas restaurants with a local guide.
• In France, you can book a guided tour of the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre museum, or a guided tour of the Palace of Versailles.
• In Italy, there are small group tours to Pompeii with an archaeologist, or off-peak tickets to the Colosseum or the Uffizi Gallery, a guided tour of the Vatican or an AC Milan football match, the airline said.

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“Thanks to a wide range of complementary products and partner services, our passengers can now build their entire journey with Wizz Air , from flights to in-flight shopping, transfers, accommodation and on-site activities,” said James Goodwin, Wizz Air’s Head of Complementary Services.

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REAL ID deadline is 1 year away. How to know if you need one, and how to get it

The deadline has been moved several times, but residents are being urged to get the compliant identification cards in the next year, by nbc chicago staff • published may 1, 2024 • updated on may 1, 2024 at 1:23 pm.

It’s been talked about for years, but the deadline to obtain an identification card or driver’s license that is compliant with the REAL ID Act is just one year away.

That law will require residents who wish to fly domestically or to enter specific federal buildings to have the enhanced identification cards, which come with additional safety features and specific steps that applicants must follow.

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Here is a breakdown of everything you need to know about REAL ID.

When is the REAL ID deadline?

According to the Department of Homeland Security , REAL ID-compliant identification will be required in specific instances beginning on May 7, 2025.

There have been several deadlines in the past, with several altered because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The most recent deadline change was established in Dec. 2022, according to officials.

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When will you need a REAL ID?

A REAL ID-compliant identification card will be required for residents who plan to fly domestically after May 7, 2025. A valid U.S. passport can also be used in those instances, according to officials.

REAL ID-compliant cards are also required to enter specific federal facilities, including courthouses and prisons, and will also be required to enter secure facilities like nuclear power plants, according to officials.

Who needs to have one?

All residents age 18 and older who plan to fly domestically or enter specific federal facilities will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card.

How do I know if my card is REAL ID-compliant?

All compliant identification cards will feature a prominent gold star, surrounded by a gold circle.

Where can you get a REAL ID?

REAL IDs can be obtained through Secretary of State driver’s facilities in Illinois. Many facilities require appointments, but residents are urged to check their local facility for more details.

What do you need to get a REAL ID?

A total of five forms of identification are needed to obtain a license or identification card that is compliant with the law. The state of Illinois has a checklist to help applicants prepare for the process.

Original copies are required for all documents, and physical copies are also required, as employees at facilities will be required to scan all documentation.

One form of identification must contain your full and current legal name, first, middle, and last. This can include a certified copy of a birth certificate, a U.S. passport, and other forms of ID issued by the State Department.

Another document must contain your full Social Security Number. That can include your card, a W-2 form, a pay stub, or other IRS documents that contain your name and SSN.

Two documents establishing proof of residency are also required. These can include bank statements, cancelled checks, credit card statements, college transcripts, credit reports, mortgage or lease agreements, insurance policies, pay stubs, utility bills, voter registration cards, or official mail received from a government agency. These documents must have the applicant’s name and address.

Finally, another document must feature an applicant’s written signature. This can include a driver’s license, a canceled check, a court order, a credit or debit card, a Medicare card, military ID, loan documents, a Social Security card, or a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services form, among others.

When will I get my REAL ID?

According to Illinois officials, a resident’s new card will be mailed within 15 business days. A paper copy will be issued at the DMV, but cannot be used to fly domestically or to enter federal facilities.

How much will a REAL ID cost?

The cost of a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or ID card will be the same as any other driver’s license or card issued by Illinois DMV’s, according to officials.

Where can I get more information?

The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security both have websites designed to answer questions about the REAL ID program, and to help provide a checklist of required materials for application.

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