2nd Apr 2026 07:00
WIZZ AIR DELIVERED 8.4% TRAFFIC GROWTH IN MARCH DESPITE MIDDLE EAST CUTS AND CONTINUED TO EXPAND IN ITALY AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 April 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air") reports 8.4% year-on-year passenger growth in March 2026.
Wizz Air carried 5.51 million passengers in March, with capacity rising 9.1% to 6.12 million seats. The load factor for the month was 90.0%, down 0.5 ppts year-over-year.
During the month:
· Târgu Mureș base reopened: Wizz Air officially reopened its base on March 31st, with one based A320neo. The airline now offers 10 routes to eight countries from "Transylvania" International Airport, including fights to Milan Bergamo and Rome Fiumicino, Brussels Charleroi, Paris Beauvais, Dortmund and Memmingen and London Luton.
· Podgorica base opened: March 30th marked an important milestone in Wizz Air's expansion in the region, underlining Montenegro as a key market, with 17 international routes now operating from the capitol to connect the region with the rest of Europe.
· Continued growth of Italian bases: Wizz Air confirmed the allocations of its 10th based aircraft to Milan Malpensa and 17th to Rome Fiumicino, both from October 2026. Simultaneously, it also announced the allocation of its 4th based aircraft to Venice from September 2026. Its total market share in Italy, in terms of originating seats, reached circa 11 per cent for the full fiscal year ending March 2026 (ranked second largest overall). source: Innovata and Wizz Air data.
· New ancillary revenue stream: Wizz Air has deployed Bluetooth enabled in-seat ordering across its fleet. Passengers who download the Wizz Air mobile app before travelling can browse and purchase food, beverages and boutique products directly from their own devices, even without internet access.
| Month |
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| Rolling 12 months |
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| March 2026 | March 2025 | Change YoY |
| March 2026 | March 2025 | Change YoY | |||
Capacity (seats) | 6,124,492 | 5,614,730 | 9.1% |
| 76,878,622 | 69,546,340 | 10.5% | |||
Passengers* | 5,511,602 | 5,082,499 | 8.4% |
| 69,747,746 | 63,403,320 | 10.0% | |||
Load Factor** | 90.0% | 90.5% | -0.5ppts |
| 90.7% | 91.2% | -0.4ppts | |||
*Booked passengers
** Rounded to one decimal place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*
| Month |
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| Rolling 12 months | |||||
| March 2026 | March 2025 | Change YoY |
| March 2026 | March 2025 | Change YoY | ||
CO2 (MT) Emissions | 463,585 | 467,497 | -0.8% |
| 6,060,538 | 5,796,439 | 4.6% | ||
CO2 g per pax/km** | 49.6 | 51.0 | -2.7% |
| 50.6 | 52.2 | -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 262 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 [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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