Wizz Air to cut 172 jobs at its Romanian bases

Wizz Air has launched a collective redundancy procedure in Romania: 172 of its 1,892 staff in the country are to go, affecting exclusively operational roles such as pilots, first officers and cabin crew at the Bucharest, Craiova, Cluj-Napoca and Iași bases. The layoffs are scheduled for October to November 2026; Craiova is hardest hit with 47 positions, followed by Bucharest (46), Iași (44) and Cluj (36). Sibiu is not on the list (Turnul Sfatului, 07.09.2026).