Wizz Air Regulatory News (WIZZ)

RNS Number : 0162O

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

07 January 2026

 

Replacement: This announcement replaces the "December 2025 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics" RNS released at 07:00:06 on 05 January 2026 with RNS Number: 6211N. The only change is the addition of the date of the reopening of Wizz Air's Suceava base and a correction to the opening date of its Targu Mures base, which took place to on December 8th rather than December 15th, as originally published. All other text remains unchanged.

 

WIZZ AIR REPORTS 15.5% YEAR-ON-YEAR DECEMBER PASSENGER GROWTH AND SIGNIFICANT NETWORK DEVELOPMENTS TO SUPPORT SUMMER '26 PROSPECTS

Ticker: WIZZ

Geneva, 5 January 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air") reports strong December 2025 growth today and a range of important strategic developments during the month, which further strengthens its product-enhancing and regional densification strategies.

 

Wizz Air carried 5.85m million passengers in December, a 15.5% increase year-on-year, with capacity rising 16.3% to 6.81 million seats. The load factor for the month was 85.9%, down 0.6ppts year-over-year.

 

During the month:

 

· "4 to the power of 15": Wizz Air's network densification strategy saw four announcements in December in which a 15th aircraft will be added to the existing based fleets for the Summer '26 season at Luton, Rome Fiumicino, Tirana and Warsaw-Chopin Airport.

· Regional footprint further advanced: Wizz Air's CEE footprint was expanded further with the official reopening of its Suceava (December 15th) and Targu Mures (December 8th) bases in Romania, with two and one aircraft respectively, and the opening of its Warsaw-Modlin base (December 1st) with two A321neos.

· Distribution channels strengthened: On December 4th, Wizz Air announced its partnership with Kyte to open its 3rd party distribution platform to the corporate travel market. This follows the distribution agreement signed with Travelfusion in August, the world's largest flight content aggregator.

· NIS2 compliance: Wizz Air has demonstrated cyber resilience under the new EU NIS2 framework. In its inaugural pre-audit regarding these stringent regulations, the airline achieved a 97% score, securing the highest possible rating of 'Compliant with Negligible Risk'.

	Month						Rolling 12 months
	December 2025	December 2024		Change YoY		December 2025		December 2024	Change YoY
Capacity (seats)	6,810,603	5,853,738		16.3%		75,348,028		69,092,918	9.1%
Passengers*	5,847,828	5,061,425		15.5%		68,591,371		62,686,711	9.4%
Load Factor**	85.9%	86.5%		-0.6ppts		91.0%		90.7%	0.3ppts

*Booked passengers

** Rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*

	Month					Rolling 12 months
	December 2025	December 2024		Change YoY		December 2025	December 2024	Change YoY
CO2 (MT) Emissions	532,153	482,951		10.2%		6,024666	5,761,732	4.6%
CO2 g per pax/km**	52.3	53.7		-2.5%		50.8	52.4	-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 256 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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