Wizz Air set to double staff

Hungarian low cost airline Wizz Air will double its number of employees to 100 within the first few months of next year, in an unusual move for a foreign air operator, which generally employ less than 50 individuals on the Romanian market. “In February 2008, we will bring a second aircraft to our base in Baneasa, which will entail new crews,” said Natasa Kazmer, Head of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at Wizz Air. Apart from the base established in Romania this year, the company also has bases in Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria. Wizz Air will choose a local manager, although it does not normally recruit managers locally. “We have a team based in Budapest that manages Wizz Air’s activity throughout Europe, i.e. in Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania. Unlike traditional airlines, we don’t have country managers, but in Romania, in addition to the crew, we will hire someone who will be in charge of our operations at Romanian airports. The recruitment process is underway, and the person employed will be a Romanian,” said Kazmer.