Wizz Air chief says UK expansion will continue ‘no matter what happens to Brexit’

Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi has said the airline will continue with its expansion plans in the UK “no matter what happens to Brexit”. The co-founder of the Hungarian low-cost carrier outlined that London is a key market for the airline and spoke of his desire for plans to expand in the capital, despite missing out on Thomas Cook’s take-off and landing slots at Gatwick in the wake of its collapse. “London is the single biggest travel market in the world,” Varadi told Bloomberg. “I don’t think this is going to change any time soon, no matter what happens