ASA grounds Wizz Air advert over 'one of the greenest choices in air travel' claim

Stuart Stone
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Budget carrier becomes latest airline rapped for 'misleading' green claims, after ASA rules advert lacked verifying information

An advert by Wizz Air declaring the budget carrier was "one of the greenest choices in air travel" has been grounded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), after the watchdog upheld a challenge...

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