REG - Wizz Air Holdings - April 2026 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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05/05/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 9115C  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  05 May 2026

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIES 22% MORE PASSENGERS IN APRIL

Ticker:  WIZZ  

 

Geneva, 5 May 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air") reports 22%
year-on-year passenger growth in April 2026.

 

Wizz Air carried 6.63 million passengers in April, a 21.9% increase
year-on-year, with capacity rising 23.1% to 7.46 million seats. The load
factor for the month was 88.9%, down 0.9 ppts year-over-year.

 

During the month:  

 

·      Additional aircraft announced for Palermo. Following the January
announcement that two A321neos will be based at Palermo's Falcone Borsellino
airport starting August 1(st), a third aircraft will be added on September
6(th). This third based aircraft will enable Wizz Air to launch two new
domestic routes - to Rome Fiumicino (3x daily) and Pisa (10x weekly) -
alongside international services to Barcelona, Dortmund, Marrakech and Prague.

·      Turin announced as the seventh base in Italy: Wizz Air will base
two A321neos in Turin in October 2026, doubling this year's originating
capacity from the city to over 1 million seats. This expansion further cements
Wizz Air's position as Italy's second-largest carrier.

·      Wizz Air ranked as Europe's most emissions efficient airline.
Wizz Air secured the number one spot in Europe in Cirium's 2025 EmeraldSky
Annual Review, the independent benchmark for airline emissions efficiency.

·      CEO emphasizes financial robustness: In response to erroneous
comments carried by the media, Wizz Air's CEO Jozsef Varadi reaffirmed the
company's financial stability. He noted that the airline maintains strong
liquidity and is well hedged, having secured approximately 70% of its summer
jet fuel needs at around US$720/MT.

                           Month                                                                Rolling 12 months  
                           April          April             Change                    April                April          Change  

                           2026           2025              YoY                       2026                 2025           YoY  
 Capacity (seats)          7,458,313      6,057,078         23.1%                     78,279,857           70,164,937     11.6%
 Passengers*               6,633,107      5,440,820         21.9%                     70,940,033           63,932,291     11.0%
 Load Factor**             88.9%          89.8%             -0.9ppts                  90.6%                91.1%          -0.5ppts

*Booked passengers  

** Rounded to one decimal place

  

  

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*  

                               Month                                                      Rolling 12 months  
                               April          April             Change                    April          April          Change  

                               2026           2025              YoY                       2026           2025           YoY  
 CO(2) (MT)                    539,597        491,350           9.8%                      6,108,785      5,836,199      4.7%

 Emissions  
 CO(2) g per pax/km**          50.3           51.3              -1.9%                     50.5           52.0           -3.0%

* The published CO2 figures do not include any benefit from Wizz Air's SAF
uplift

** Rounded to one decimal place

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About Wizz Air

Wizz Air operates a fleet of 264 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. A team of
dedicated aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low fares,
making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 69.7 million passengers in 2026
financial year. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the
ticker WIZZ. Wizz Air has also been recognized as the "Most Sustainable
Low-Cost Airline" between 2021-2025 by World Finance Sustainability Awards. In
2025, Wizz Air topped the major airlines' emissions ranking, as presented by
Cirium, an aviation analytics company, thanks to its work reducing emissions
intensity. Most recently, it was awarded Sustainable Airline of the Year 2025
at the Airline Economics Sustainability Awards Gala in September 2025.

 

 

For more information:

Investors:        Mark Simpson, Wizz
Air
investor.relations@wizzair.com (mailto:investor.relations@wizzair.com)

Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air

 

Media:              Andras Rado, Wizz Air
                                   c (mailto:c)
ommunications@wizzair.com (mailto:communications@wizzair.com)

 

James McFarlane/

Eleni Menikou/

Charles Hirst, MHP Group
       wizz@mhpgroup.com (mailto:wizz@mhpgroup.com)

 

 

 

 

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