Airline representatives said flight delays and cancellations are due to heavy snowfall in the United Kingdom (UK), which led to tens of thousands of passengers being stranded at several airports across the UK.
Heavy snowfall and adverse weather conditions (freezing fog) hit the UK on Sunday (December 11) which has led to major disruptions in ground public transportation and all airlines flying in and out of the UK, according to Wizz Air.
The disruptions in the local ground public transportation prevented airport personnel (e.g. security check agents, ground handling agents, aircraft de-icing personnel) from reaching their workplace, while the 10+ centimeters of snow accumulated on runways and other parts of the airports hindered airlines from departing or landing at several UK airports.
Wizz Air has also been affected by these unexpected circumstances and unfortunately had to cancel or heavily delay some of its flights to and from the London Luton and London Gatwick airports.
“Wizz Air’s teams are working hard to restore normal operations however at this stage there are a number of factors outside of the airline’s control. Wizz Air has informed its passengers which have booked directly through wizzair.com or its mobile app about the current situation and their options to rebook their flights, while passenger booked through an intermediary should turn to these companies for further information. The airline is working hard with its local partners to provide hotel accommodation to the stranded passengers, but Wizz Air warns that due to tens of thousands of passengers being stranded at several UK airports, finding a proper accommodation might take longer than expected”, the airline also said.
The following flights to and from Romania are affected:
• W6 3504A from London Luton to Timisoara on 11.12.2022 – delayed for 12.12.2022
• W6 3304A from London Luton to Cluj-Napoca on 11.12.2022 – delayed for 12.12.2022
• W6 3907 from Bacau to Roma Fiumicino on 11.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3908 from Roma Fiumicino to Bacau on 11.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3031 from Bucharest to London Gatwick on 11.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3006 from London Luton to Bucharest on 11.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3032 from London Gatwick to Bucharest on 11.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3761 from Craiova to Bologna on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3762 from Bologna to Craiova on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3545 from Timisoara to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3546 from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden to Timisoara on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3381 from Cluj-Napoca to Milano Bergamo on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3382 from Milan Bergamo to Cluj-Napoca on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3606 from London Luton to Suceava on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3605 from Suceava to London Luton on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3931 from Bacau to Brussels Charleroi on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3932 from Brussels Charleroi to Bacau on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3763 from Craiova to Madrid on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3764 from Madrid to Craiova on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3992A from London Luton to Craiova on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3521 from Timisoara to Paris Beauvais on 12.12.2022 – cancelled
• W6 3522 from Paris Beauvais to Timisoara on 12.12.2022 – cancelled