Air France-KLM May Buy Hungary's Wizz Air

  • 10 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
Air France-KLM May Buy Hungary's Wizz Air
Wizz Air has denied rumours that talks are underway on selling the discount airline to Air France-KLM writes. However, market players “sense something in the air”, Napi Gazdaság adds.

Dutch website Luchtvaartnieu claimed that talks on buying the Hungarian airline are at an advanced stage.

Denying what he called a rumour, Wizz Air CEO József Váradi said “because of our success, Wizz Air receives unsolicited offers from potential investors from time to time”.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

Note: A Wizz Air spokesperson contacted XpatLoop.com stating that the airline continues to receive, "Many media queries today following earlier speculation on a Dutch web portal, and so to bring the numerous queries to an end we clarify our position as follows: There are no such discussions currently underway.".

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