He will report to chief operations officer Diederik Pen having been promoted from the role as head of airport development. Ujhelyi has worked for the company for 12 years
Jozsef Varadi, chief executive of Wizz Air, said: “Jozsef has been with the airline since the start and over the years has gained profound expertise and knowledge of the industry.
“Jozsef’s management experience and deep insight of the business will provide leadership to the key operational departments within elements of flight operations including flight and cabin operations, operations planning and the operations control center.
“This once again is a perfect example of Wizz’s success formula where smart and hard work, commitment and dedication result in career progression into senior management.”