Wizz Air 'cancels' flights over 'technical issue' leaving passengers fuming

passengers have been left fuming after a technical issue caused their to suddenly be cancelled.

Some customers logged in to the airline's online booking system to find that their flight times had suddenly changed by several hours, while for others, flights were shown as being cancelled altogether. Istanbul, , Jordan, and are among the destinations with trips reportedly called off.

A baffling statement has since been issued by the budget airline, leaving several passengers in the dark about the fate of their holidays. A spokesperson wrote on X: "Dear customers, we are experiencing a technical issue affecting our booking system.

"As a result, you may notice changes to your booking on the app or website or receive related notifications. Please disregard these changes, and rest assured that we will update you as soon as the issue is resolved. Our team works diligently to fix the problem and restore the affected flights. Thank you for your understanding and patience, Wizz Air."

One passenger resorted to booking a new flight after the system showed both her flights had been cancelled. The traveller wrote: "I had 2 of my flights showing as cancelled giving the option to rebook or refund. since rebooking option didn't work I booked another more expensive flight with for 22 October. I'll ask for a full refund for both of the flights showing as cancelled!"

Another horrified customer logged in to find that their flight times had suddenly changed. Responding to Wizz Air's statement on X, the user wrote: "Why did you change the flight time from Luton to Tirana from 19:30 to 22:40? Could have made it 20:00 but why so late? It was working fine before Also you changed the return flight timing from 20:30 to 19:40. Why all these changes?"

Desperate for a straight answer, one disappointed customer asked: "Are flights cancelled or not? I have rebooked my flight because my flight is this weekend. This is unacceptable." Another said: "No email confirmation received yet for a flight booked yesterday. Customer services said it was been sent."

One person assumed the airline had been hacked, taking to X to write: "Was wizz air hacked today? So many flights cancelled. Terrible for all the customers and the airline."