Wizz Air pays out £1.2m to passengers after refund claims were rejected

Budget airline forced to pay back 6,000 holidaymakers after action by air industry regulator the CAA

Thousands of passengers have been awarded a total of 1.2m in compensation from Wizz Air as part of a landmark action against the budget airline after years of complaints by passengers.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) revealed on Wednesday that about 6,000 passengers had received payouts - equivalent to more than 200 each - since it launched the enforcement process in July last year.