Wizz Air Holdings - July 2026 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

Wizz Air Holdings

04/08/2026 07:00

RNS Number : 0921P
  
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
  
04 August 2026
  
 


WIZZ AIR JULY TRAFFIC UP 32% YEAR-ON-YEAR,
LOAD FACTOR UP 0.9ppts
 
Ticker:  WIZZ   
  
Geneva, 4 August 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air") reports 31.6% year-on-year passenger growth in July 2026.
 
Wizz Air carried 8.36 million passengers in July, an increase of 31.6% year-on-year, with capacity rising 30.4% to 8.91 million seats. This marks a further acceleration into the summer season from the 27% year-on-year growth in passengers reported for June. The load factor for the month was 93.7%, up 0.9ppts year-over-year.
 
During the month:  
 
·      Spanish expansion sees new bases announced for Madrid and Valencia. The two bases will open at the start of November this year, with 2 based aircraft each. This marks a significant long-term commitment to Spain, given the country's strategic importance within the airline's network, and will see the launch of 10 new domestic and 3 international routes.
·      A new base at Prishtina, Kosovo, was also announced in the month, with an opening date in November, with one A321neo to be based there. Three new routes will be added, servicing Brussels Charleroi, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Basel-Mulhouse, with the additional aircraft and frequencies expected to add 0.5m seats next year.
·      Wizz Holidays launched. Wizz Air's new holiday platform will allow customers to bundle flights, hand-picked accommodation, and ground transfers.
 




   


Month   


   


   


Rolling 12 months   


 




   


July
2026   


July
2025   


Change   
YoY   


   


July
2026   


July
2025   


Change   
YoY   




Capacity (seats)


8,914,665


6,837,913 


30.4% 


   


83,683,982


71,831,465


16.5% 




Passengers*   


 8,357,282


6,348,389


31.6% 


   


76,022,896


65,438,335


16.2% 




Load Factor**   


93.7% 


92.8% 


0.9ppts 


   


90.8% 


91.1% 


-0.3ppts 

















*Booked passengers  
** Rounded to one decimal place
  
  
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*   




   


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July
2026   


July
2025   


Change   
YoY   


   


July
2026   


July
2025   


Change   
YoY   








CO2 (MT)   
Emissions   


637,400


534,072


19.3% 


   


6,355,988 


5,893,820


7.8% 








CO2 g per pax/km**   


48.8


50.9


-4.0% 


   


50.0


51.6


-3.1% 




















* 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 269 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. 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. It was awarded Sustainable Airline of the Year 2025 at the Airline Economics Sustainability Awards Gala in September 2025. Wizz Air has also been recognized as the "Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline" for six years running between 2021-2026 by World Finance Sustainability Awards.
 
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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