A WIZZ AIR pilot-in-training has revealed all about what it is like to work for the airline including the flying tips and tricks you need to know.
Having joined Wizz Air back in 2024 as cabin crew, Sebastien Harrison is now training to be a pilot through Wizz Air’s Cabin Crew to Captain programme.
And from spending years in the air, he has loads of tips for travellers.
When it comes to flying itself, the 20-year-old had many tips including where the best place to sit on Wizz Air planes.
He said: “The best seats in the plane for turbulence are on or about row 15; this is because if the plane is pitching up or dowduringne turbulence in the middle of the plane there is least movement.”
And for nervous fliers, Sebastien says: “If you are a first-time or nervous flyer, let the crew know as soon as you board.
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“They are excellent at providing reassurance and will check in on you throughout the flight.”
And when it comes to managing tiredness when you reach your destination, Sebastien recommends not napping before your bedtime so you get solid sleep and avoid “pushing back the tiredness”.
He added: “Go to the gym at maybe 5pm because it’s going to make you tired and then you can go to sleep a bit earlier.”
And of course, there are a number of destinations Seb is excited to see and recommends visiting.
He revealed: “I’m very excited for the Greek destinations like Santorini, because obviously it’s an island with very beautiful weather and beautiful scenery.”
And if you want to head to a really unique destination then Seb recommends Tromso in Northern Norway.
He shared: “It’s in the Arctic Circle and it’s very beautiful, set in a valley surrounded by mountains.
“It is some of the best scenery I’ve seen in the world.
“You can see the Northern Lights, head skiing, spot whales and see reindeer – it’s just a very interesting place with loads to do.”
He added that the destination is also super unique because in the summer you get midnight sun, and in the winter you get polar night, where the sun remains below the horizon between late November and mid-January.
For a more beachy destination, Sebastien suggests heading to Catania in Sicily – which is Italy‘s sunniest destination.
He said: “There’s a volcano which you can see from the airport and the beaches are really cool.”
Having grown up only 10 minutes from Glasgow Airport in Scotland, Seb knew he wanted to one day become a pilot.
He said: “As a child I was always excited to literally leave the earth – you’re defying gravity.
“I think being able to literally fly planes is very rewarding.”
Then in 2024, his dream of working on planes came true as he got a job as Wizz Air cabin crew.
He said: “Being cabin crew has been a very useful experience.”
“Obviously I went into cabin crew knowing that I wanted to become a pilot and I just thought as cabin crew I would have the opportunity to speak to pilots a lot and really gain a lot of insight about the job.
“I knew that if I was cabin crew, I’d kind of see the job firsthand – it’s a very sociable job being cabin crew too.
“When I’m a pilot, it’s probably going to make me a better pilot as well because I’m going to understand what the cabin crew do as well, but some pilots they don’t 100 per cent appreciate it.”
“At the moment we’re only doing classroom theory training and we’re in the classroom for about four hours a day on average.
“There’s quite a lot of testing maybe about two or three tests a week just to make sure that you’re progressing – there’s 13 theory exams that you have to pass in total across around two years.”