Hungary’s budget aviation group Wizz Air has announced a partnership with British fintech multinational Revolut to offer European flyers secure one-click app payments and web pay methods by May 2025. UK-based Revolut Pay customers already have access to streamlined flight booking with no need for bank detail input. The development means would-be air passengers can buy a flight in seconds using just a passcode or biometric identification.
The partnership brings together two rapidly growing companies: an airline founded in 2003 that has become one of Europe’s major players, operating nearly 800 routes, and a British-Russian-Ukrainian fintech firm established in 2015 that achieved unicorn status in 2018 with a valuation exceeding $1 billion.
We’re excited to announce the new partnership between @wizzair and Revolut. Wizz Air customers can now check out in 1-click when they use Revolut Pay in the WIZZ app.
— Revolut Business (@RevolutBusiness) March 4, 2025
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Flexibility and rewards
Hailing the tech hook-up as a way to bring Wizz customers “even more flexibility and enhanced user experience”, Ian Malin, Chief Financial Officer at the airline pointed out that the streamlined payment method would enable flyers to take advantage quickly of any special offers and mean they are “not only getting the best Wizz Air deals but are able to earn rewards to spend on their future trips and other purchases.”
Those rewards include up to €25 cashback after sign-up and an initial spend of first €5. The e-pay method also earns customers so-called “RevPoints”, which can be redeemed on Revolut Pay purchases or Wizz Air flights. In an early adopter incentive for purchases made until 4th April 2025, each RevPoint earned will be multiplied by 10.
Reducing complexity in the travel market
Some airlines have frequently been criticised for cheap deals that can turn out to be more expensive than it first seemed, due to hidden charges on luggage for example. The booking process can appear to be fraught with difficulty, putting a burden on customers to choose between products and flights that are hard to compare. US regulators have attempted to force airlines based there to be more transparent, especially where loyalty points schemes are concerned. New research even indicates that younger generation travellers are moving away from booking their own travel, preferring to use agents to streamline the process.
Alex Codina, General Manager of Acquisition at Revolut, seemed to refer to these issues when remarking in a press release that the travel sector, in particular, can involve frustrating experiences for consumers. Arguing that “especially in the travel sector, payment processes can be extremely complex and long. We believe this should not be the case”, Codina said the new Wizz – Revolut partnership would make “the customer journey as seamless and secure as possible from start to finish.”
