Wizz Air Holdings - September 2026 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

Wizz Air Holdings

02/10/2026 07:00

RNS Number : 3078X
  
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
  
02 October 2026
  
 



 


WIZZ AIR SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC UP 24% YEAR-ON-YEAR


 


Ticker:  WIZZ   


  


Geneva, 2 October 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air") reports passenger growth of 24% year-on-year in September 2026. 


 


Wizz Air carried 7.78 million passengers in September, an increase of 24.2% year-on-year, with capacity rising 25.3% to 8.46 million seats. The load factor for the month was 92.0%, down 0.8ppts year-over-year, although this in part reflected a stronger pricing environment, with a notable improvement seen in the month compared to earlier periods. 


 


Recent events of note:  


 



Wizz Air’s Capital Markets Day highlighted new medium term targets. Wizz Air’s CEO, József Váradi, highlighted the airline’s medium term targets for F30 at the company’s Capital Markets Day, held on September 17. These F30 targets included revenues of EUR 10bn, an Ex-Fuel CASK of EUR 3.00 cents, an EBIT margin of 10% and a return to an investment grade balance sheet. József Váradi added that ‘‘By F30, we intend to operate an all-neo fleet of 335 aircraft, carry 127 million passengers and deliver sustainable, industry-leading margins.”



 



Nearer-term comments highlighted a better than expected pricing environment. No guidance for the full year 2027 was given at the Capital Markets Day, however, Wizz Air updated its guidance on RASK, stating that on the back of a stronger than expected summer revenue performance, Q2 RASK guidance was being changed to flat YoY, from “down low single digits” previously. Additionally, reflecting geopolitical and fuel price volatilities, the company confirmed that it had trimmed its originally planned H2 capacity by 5%.



 



   




Month   




   




   




Rolling 12 months   







   




September


2026   




September


2025   




Change   


YoY   




   




September


2026   




September


2025   




Change   


YoY   




Capacity (seats)




8,459,005




6,753,621




25.3% 




   




87,198,100




73,097,303




19.3% 




Passengers*   




 7,780,835




6,265,236




24.2% 




   




79,326,688




66,654,541




19.0% 




Load Factor**   




92.0% 




92.8% 




-0.8ppts 




   




91.0% 




91.2% 




-0.2ppts 




































*Booked passengers  


** Rounded to one decimal place


  


  


Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*   



   




Month   




   




   




Rolling 12 months   




 




 




   




September


2026   




September


2025   




Change   


YoY   




   




September


2026   




September


2025   




Change   


YoY   




 




CO2 (MT)   


Emissions   




611,334




521,967




17.1% 




   




6,529,455 




5,929,965




10.1% 




 




CO2 g per pax/km**   




49.0




49.8




-1.6% 




   




49.7




51.2




-2.9% 




 

































* 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 276 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
Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air


 


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


 


James McFarlane


Eleni Menikou     wizz@mhpgroup.com


 


 



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