Stephen Jones to depart Air NZ for budget Hungarian carrier Wizz Air
Air New Zealand's chief of strategy networks and alliances Stephen Jones has quit to take up a top job at Hungarian budget carrier Wizz Air. Jones has been appointed executive VP and deputy CE at Wizz Air, which is growing quickly around Central and Eastern Europe. He has been with Air New Zealand since 2001 and has been on the airline's senior executive for the past eight years. Founded in 2003, Wizz Air is a low-cost carrier headquartered in Budapest Airport, with 26 operating bases across Europe. Jones will be based at the airline's corporate headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. In a message to staff today, Air New Zealand's CE Christopher Luxon said Jones would leave a big gap at the airline. Jones had served as chairman of the Star Alliance management board and the Star Alliance strategy committee.<br/>
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Stephen Jones to depart Air NZ for budget Hungarian carrier Wizz Air
Air New Zealand's chief of strategy networks and alliances Stephen Jones has quit to take up a top job at Hungarian budget carrier Wizz Air. Jones has been appointed executive VP and deputy CE at Wizz Air, which is growing quickly around Central and Eastern Europe. He has been with Air New Zealand since 2001 and has been on the airline's senior executive for the past eight years. Founded in 2003, Wizz Air is a low-cost carrier headquartered in Budapest Airport, with 26 operating bases across Europe. Jones will be based at the airline's corporate headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. In a message to staff today, Air New Zealand's CE Christopher Luxon said Jones would leave a big gap at the airline. Jones had served as chairman of the Star Alliance management board and the Star Alliance strategy committee.<br/>
