About Wizz Air UK

Based in the United Kingdom, Wizz Air UK is a low-cost airline. In timetables it appears as W9; in flight plans as WUK. Wizz Air UK operates from London Gatwick (LGW) and London Luton (LTN). The fleet includes the Airbus A321neo and Airbus A321XLR. It belongs to Wizz Air.

Wizz Air UK recruits its own pilots. The careers portal for pilots is linked in the profile on this page. The requirements section on this page covers right to work, licence, medical certificate, language, flying hours and type rating. PilotinQ currently lists 4 open pilot positions at Wizz Air UK. This page sets out the selection in 3 stages.

The three phases

Wizz Air UK at a glance

IATA / ICAO

W9 / WUK1

Country

United Kingdom

Hubs

London Gatwick (LGW), London Luton (LTN)1

Fleet

Airbus A321neo, Airbus A321XLR1

What does Wizz Air UK ask of pilots?

Right to work

Unrestricted right to live and work in the United Kingdom2

Licence

Valid UK CAA ATPL or CPL2

Medical

Valid UK CAA Class 1 medical certificate2

Language

ICAO level 4, 5 or 6 English proficiency2

Hours

Direct entry captain: minimum 3,500 factorised hours, plus type-rated 500 hours on A320 and 1,000 hours PIC on Airbus FBW, or non-type-rated 1,000 hours PIC on multi-pilot jets over 50 t2

Hours

Experienced first officer: minimum 500 hours on A320 (type rated) or 500 hours on multi-pilot multi-engine turbine aircraft in a CAT environment (non-type rated)2

Hours

Cadet-level first officer: minimum 140 hours via integrated ATP training or 200 hours via modular CPL/IR training, ATPL theory completed2

Type rating

Type-rated routes need a current A320 (or Airbus A3xx FBW) type rating with IR; non-type-rated routes need a current multi-engine class/type rating with IR, plus JOC or APS MCC for experienced first officers and UPRT for cadet-level first officers2

1. 1Wizz Air UK | Wikipedia · accessed 11 Oct 2026
2. 2Pilot Jobs | Wizz Air Careers · accessed 11 Oct 2026
3. 3Wizz Air careers home · accessed 11 Oct 2026