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Investigation launched against Wizz Air because of fatigued pilots
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Airline regulators have launched an investigation due to comments made by Wizz Air CEO József Váradi.
Controversial comments were leaked
The CEO of Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has made some controversial comments a few days ago: he called on staff to work despite their fatigue, after trying to take time off earlier.
According to Index, unions have expressed outrage after József Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air, told workers that too many were taking time off for fatigue and that “sometimes it is necessary to go the extra mile”.
“The extra mile”
A security expert has warned that the current chaos, airport queues after the Coronavirus and last-minute cancellations are contributing to the exhaustion. József Váradi said the following in an in-company video message:
“We cannot run this business if every fifth person of a base reports sickness because the person is fatigued. We are all fatigued, but sometimes it is required to take the extra mile.”
EASA and investigation
As we can read in Forbes’ article, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Friday that it was investigating Váradi’s comments, which were revealed in a leaked video, following concerns from pilots’ unions.
Personally, I think Wizzair is one of the worst airline in Europe. I read they are under investigation. I really wish they get huge amount of fine and some of their team on charge get convicted, in prison for breaching consumers’ law. I have made in the past some more reservation with Wizzair for the future and I am still regretting it