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Old 21st Feb 2021, 08:05
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PilotLZ
 
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In the end of last year, when optimism regarding vaccination in the EU was far greater than now and fears of vaccine-resistent strains were far weaker than now, I foresaw that the very earliest you can hope for recruitment at Wizz is late 2021 or early 2022. Why? Because, even if we assume that vaccination gets EU travel back on track in mid-2021, there are markets which are very important for Wizz and, unfortunately, don't stand a chance of achieving any significant level of vaccine coverage anytime soon. Think Ukraine, Moldova, some of the Balkan countries. These countries mostly rely on humanitarian aid programmes like COVAX to get any vaccines - and they make for a sizable fraction of the Wizz network. Not to mention that significant easing of travel restrictions among the better-off countries this summer is not a given yet. Everyone wants their holidays, but nobody wants to dash their progress in fighting the virus by importing a vaccine-resistent mutation. Wizz already have enough pilots to cover 80% of their 2019 capacity - and even that is not coming back in leaps and bounds. So, it might be worth looking elsewhere unless you're prepared to wait for at least another year.
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