Wizz Air Holdings - January 2026 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

Wizz Air Holdings

03/02/2026 07:00

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC

03 February 2026

 

 

WIZZ AIR SURPASSES 500 MILLION PASSENGER MILESTONE; SCALES TO 1,000 ROUTES AND ADVANCES GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION STATEGY

Ticker:  WIZZ   

  

Geneva, 3 February 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air") reports 8.5% year-on-year passenger growth in January 2026.

 

Wizz Air carried 5.35 million passengers in January, an 8.5% increase year-on-year, with capacity rising 10.5% to 6.34 million seats. The load factor for the month was 84.4%, down 1.6ppts year-over-year.

 

During the month:  

 

·      500 Millionth Passenger Milestone: In January, Wizz Air reached a historic milestone, surpassing 500 million cumulative passengers in just 21 years of operation. This trajectory confirms Wizz Air's position as one of the fastest scaling airlines in aviation history. Supported by a fleet projected to grow from 231 aircraft in F25 to 334 by F30, the company is on track to welcome its next 500 million travelers within the next five years.

·      A 1,000 route network: Wizz Air's network expansion and densification strategy reached a new milestone in January, with the carrier now offering 1,000 routes across its network. The airline now connects 200 destinations in more than 50 countries across Europe and beyond.

·      Distribution channels strengthened again: Following last month's agreement between Wizz Air and Kyte (and Travelfusion last August), Wizz Air signed a distribution agreement with Paxport's extensive network, which includes Online Travel Agencies, Travel Management Companies, Travel Agents and Tour Operators.

 

Month
Rolling 12 months
January
2026
January
2025
Change
YoY
January
2026
January
2025
Change
YoY
Capacity (seats)
6,338,660
5,734,922
10.5%
75,951,766
69,044,414
10.0%
Passengers*
5,348,165
4,931,319
8.5%
69,008,217
62,876,210
9.8%
Load Factor**
84.4%
86.0%
-1.6ppts
90.9%
91.1%
-0.2ppts


*Booked passengers  

** Rounded to one decimal place

  

  

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*   

Month
Rolling 12 months
January
2026
January
2025
Change
YoY
January
2026
January
2025
Change
YoY
CO2(MT)
Emissions
503,822
480,200
4.9%
6,048,289
5,760,153
5.0%
CO2g per pax/km**
52.7
53.7
-2.0%
50.7
52.3
-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 260 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 63.4 million passengers in our 2025 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

Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air

 

Media:              Andras Rado, Wizz Air                                     communications@wizzair.com

 

James McFarlane/

Eleni Menikou/

Charles Hirst, MHP Group                               wizz@mhpgroup.com

 

 

 

 

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