Wizz Air will insist on staff having Covid vaccine from December

An airline has said it will require its flight crews to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by December. Wizz Air is implementing the policy for all pilots and cabin crew as part of its commitment to “protecting the health and safety of its passengers and crews”. The Hungary-based carrier, which serves 11 UK airports, added that the measure will support “smooth and continued operations of its flights in the long term”. Wizz Air Group CE Jozsef Varadi said: “At Wizz Air, our number one priority is the health and safety of our passengers and employees. “We have a responsibility to protect crew and passengers on board by mitigating the risks of Covid-19, and vaccines play a vital role in this.” There will be some cases in which staff will be able to prove they are not infected by taking antigen or PCR tests rather than being vaccinated, but the airline did not specify what those circumstances would be. <br/>