2nd Sep 2026 07:00
WIZZ AIR AUGUST TRAFFIC UP 26% YEAR-ON-YEAR
LOAD FACTOR AT 95.6%, UP 0.8ppt
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 September 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air") reports passenger growth of 25.9% year-on-year in August 2026.
Wizz Air carried 8.70 million passengers in August, an increase of 25.9% year-on-year, with capacity rising 24.8% to 9.10 million seats. This was a slowdown from the 30.4% rate of seat growth seen in July but remains consistent with Wizz Air's guidance for seat growth in the high twenties percent for the September quarter. The load factor for the month was 95.6%, up 0.8ppts year-over-year.
Recent events of note:
· A third Spanish base at Santiago de Compostela was announced at the end of July. While the focus on Spain last month was dominated by the base announcements for Madrid and Valenica on 10 July, to open in November of this year, Wizz Air also announced on 30 July that it would open a base at Santiago de Compostela. This will see one based aircraft offering services from 1 February, 2027, to five domestic and two international destinations.
· Wizz Air delivers a significant upgrade to its mobile app. Wizz Air unveiled a completely redesigned My Journey platform as part of the airlines' Customer First Compass initiative. This delivers clearer guidance, real-time flight information, personalised travel guidance and simplified service management up to the point of departure and is another example of the improving customer related infrastructure of the business.
| Month |
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| Rolling 12 months |
| |||||
| August 2026 | August 2025 | Change YoY |
| August 2026 | August 2025 | Change YoY | |||
Capacity (seats) | 9,097,785 | 7,289,051 | 24.8% |
| 85,492,716 | 72,619,808 | 17.7% | |||
Passengers* | 8,699,468 | 6,911,275 | 25.9% |
| 77,811,089 | 66,145,937 | 17.6% | |||
Load Factor** | 95.6% | 94.8% | 0.8ppts |
| 91.0% | 91.1% | -0.1ppts | |||
*Booked passengers
** Rounded to one decimal place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*
| Month |
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| Rolling 12 months | |||||
| August 2026 | August 2025 | Change YoY |
| August 2026 | August 2025 | Change YoY | ||
CO2 (MT) Emissions | 650,593 | 566,493 | 14.8% |
| 6,440,088 | 5,924,147 | 8.7% | ||
CO2 g per pax/km** | 48.1 | 49.6 | -3.1% |
| 49.8 | 51.5 | -3.2% | ||
* 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 273 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 [email protected]
Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air
Media: Andras Rado, Wizz Air c[email protected]
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Charles Hirst, MHP Group [email protected]
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