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, secdondary_hubs = , subsidiaries = {{ubl, class=nowrap , Wizz Air Hungary , Wizz Air Abu Dhabi , Wizz Air Malta , Wizz Air UK , revenue = {{increase €5,267.6 million (2025){{cite web, url=https://www.wizzair.com/cms/api/docs/default-source/downloadable-documents/corporate-website-transfer-documents/results-and-presentations/wizz-air-holdings-plc---rns-f25.pdf, title=Annuual Results for the year ended 31 March 2025, publisher=Wizz Air, access-date=13 June 2025} , operating_income = {{decrease €167.5 million (2025) , net_income = {{decrease €213.9 million (2025) , lounge = , website = {{url, https://www.wizzair.com/, wizzair.com Wizz Air Holdings Plc.,

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as W!ZZ, is a Hungarian ultra low-cost carrier group headquartered in

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. The company includes subsidiaries Wizz Air Hungary, Wizz Air Malta, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, and Wizz Air UK. The airlines serve numerous cities across Europe, as well as some destinations in

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, the

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, and

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and

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. As of 2023, the airline group has its largest bases at

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, and

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and flies to 194 airports. Its parent company, Wizz Air Holdings plc, is registered in

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and listed on the

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. It is a constituent of the

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. The oldest airline of the group is Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. ({{langx, hu, Wizz Air Hungary Légiközlekedési Zrt.) and has its head office in

. Wizz Air Hungary has the largest fleet of any Hungarian airline.

History

Foundation and early years

Wizz Air Hungary was established in September 2003. The founder, József Váradi, was previously CEO of struggling Hungarian state-owned airline

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, until he was removed from office by the Medgyessy government in 2003. The lead investor is Indigo Partners, an American private equity firm specialising in transportation investments. The first flight was made from

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on 19 May 2004. On 25 February 2015, Wizz Air shares began trading on the

. In November 2017, Wizz Air announced its planned launch of a British division called Wizz Air UK, based at London Luton mainly to take advantage of

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acquired when

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entered administration that year. The airline applied successfully to the CAA for an AOC and a Type A Operating Licence. The airline launched operations in March 2018 using British registered aircraft. Wizz Air UK was to start taking over UK-bound flights previously operated by Wizz Air, and plans called for the airline to employ up to 100 staff by the end of 2018. In November 2019, Wizz Air dismissed concerns about its part in environmental damage raised by the "

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" movement, basing its response on the airline's per-passenger emission level. The company said it would reduce per capita emissions by an additional 30 percent by 2030. Wizz Air also condemned inefficient airlines such as

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that offered business class and used outdated technologies, which according to Wizz Air cause far more environmental damage.

Development since 2020

By early 2020, the

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forced Wizz Air to ground its fleet. One-fifth of the staff were dismissed when it became clear that air travel across the continent was shutting down. In April 2020, Wizz Air became Europe's largest low-cost airline with 78,000 passengers. By June, they had reached 40 percent of their previous year's normal weekly revenue, while the proportion of no-shows fell from 80 percent in April to 30 percent. In July 2020, the airline announced that it would form a

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with the Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company. In October 2020, Wizz took delivery of an A330-200F

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(HA-LHU, formerly Qatar Cargo), operating it on behalf of the Hungarian Government as 'Hungary Air Cargo'. In August 2021, company management announced that they plan to hire 4,600 new pilots by 2030, with the first part of their plan to train and hire nearly 500 pilots by the end of 2021. In September 2021, rival low-cost carrier

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claimed it had rejected a takeover offer from Wizz Air. On 14 November 2021, on the first day of the

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, Wizz Air was one of four airlines that ordered additional A321neo jets. Wizz Air is due to receive a total of 75 A321neo and 27 A321XLRs, adding up to 102 new aircraft. Following the

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, four Wizz Air aircraft were stranded in

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, three in

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, and one in

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(the latter eventually being recovered and returned to service).{{cite news , date=28 February 2022 , title=Wizz Air to extract four aircraft grounded in Ukraine , url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/112985-wizz-air-to-extract-four-aircraft-grounded-in-ukraine , access-date=25 May 2022 , newspaper=CH Aviation In March 2022, amid the invasion, Wizz Air provided 100,000 free airline tickets to

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for short-distance flights from

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and

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. In May 2022, Wizz Air said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Investment to collaborate on potential investment and operating models to boost the country's tourism industry and increase its connectivity. On 8 June 2022, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with European aircraft manufacturer

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to work on the development of

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. In 2024 the company was named as the worst for flight delays in the United Kingdom for the third year in succession. On average flights departed over half an hour late.{{cite news, url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k4grpjrylo, title=Wizz Air launches 'all you can fly' annual deal, newspaper=BBC News, date=15 August 2024, access-date=15 August 2024 In 2024, Wizz Air had to ground hundred of planes after reported faults with Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan engines. The CEO said he expected the issue to affect the fleet for two years while the aircraft are inspected. In September 2024, Wizz Air reported progress on the aircraft engine problems. The budget carrier had 41 aircraft grounded as of Sept. 30, six months earlier than it originally forecast. The company now expects to have 40-45 planes idled at a time over the next 18 months, down from the previous expectation of 50. In August 2024, the company announced an "all you can fly" subscription, costing €499 per year. The annual subscription sold out within 24 hours. Subscribers are charged an additional £8.90 per flight and have to pay extra for carry-on or checked luggage — only a small personal item is free.

Corporate affairs

Business trends

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(€m) !Net profit
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(g) !References , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2014 , 1,011 , 87.7 , 1,650 , 13.9 , 85.7 , 96 , 35 , 46 , , {{Cite web , title=Wizz Air Holdings Annual Report 2015 , url=https://wizzair.com/static/docs/default-source/downloadable-documents/corporate-website-transfer-documents/annual-reports/wizz-air_holdings_plc_annual_report_and_accounts_2015_0178d87d.pdf , access-date=September 21, 2023 , website=wizzair.com , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2015 , 1,227 , 183 , 2,040 , 16.5 , 86.7 , 110 , 38 , 55 , , , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2016 , 1,429 , 192 , 2,396 , 20.0 , 88.2 , 124 , 39 , 67 , , , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2017 , 1,571 , 225 , 3,033 , 23.8 , 90.1 , 141 , 42 , 79 , 61.5 , , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2018 , 1,948 , 275 , 3,686 , 29.6 , 91.3 , 135 , 44 , 93 , 59.9 , , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2019 , 2,327 , 123 , 4,261 , 34.6 , 93.6 , 146 , 44 , 112 , 58.5 , , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2020 , 2,761 , 281 , 4,440 , 40.0 , 93.5 , 155 , 45 , 121 , 57.2 , , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2021 , 739 , {{color, red, −576 , 3,960 , 10.2 , 64.0 , 167 , 48 , 137 , 77.3 , , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2022 , 1,663 , {{color, red, −642 , 5,772 , 27.1 , 78.1 , 194 , 51 , 153 , 60.7 , , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2023 , 3,896 , {{color, red, −535 , 7,389 , 51.0 , 87.8 , 194 , 54 , 179 , 53.8 , , - , 2024 , 5,073 , 365 , 8,044 , 62.0 , 90.1 , 193 , 53 , 208 , 52.0 , {{Cite web , title=F24 Results Presentation , url=https://wizzair.com/cms/api/docs/default-source/downloadable-documents/corporate-website-transfer-documents/results-and-presentations/wizz-air_f24-full-year-presentation.pdf , access-date=24 June 2024 , website=Wizz Air , - , 2025 , 5,267 , 213 , 8,816 , 63.4 , 91.2 , 200 , 55 , 231 , 52.2 ,

Subsidiaries

;Current subsidiaries * Wizz Air Abu Dhabi was founded on 12 December 2019 as Wizz Air's

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subsidiary. The airline is a joint venture with state-owned

Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company PJSC (Arabic: شركة أبوظبي التنموية القابضة ش.م.ع), branded ADQ since 2020, is a significant sovereign wealth fund based in Abu Dhabi. It was established in 2018 as a comparatively ...

, which owns 51 per cent.{{cite news, title=Wizz Air to set up low-cost airline in Abu Dhabi, url=https://www.ft.com/content/ce573832-1cf3-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4, date=12 December 2019, work=ft.com Flights are operated from Abu Dhabi International Airport to destinations in Europe, Asia and Africa. * Wizz Air UK was founded on 18 October 2017 as Wizz Air's UK unit. Following CAA approval the subsidiary commenced operations with 10 registered aircraft initially. The unit is currently operating flights from and to Luton on behalf of its Hungarian parent and has been set up to ensure Wizz Air retains full market access to the United Kingdom following

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. * Wizz Air Malta was founded in 2022 and operated its first flight on 27 September 2022 from Rome Fiumicino to Malta International Airport. ;Former subsidiaries * Wizz Air Bulgaria was Wizz Air's

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n unit set-up in 2005 and based at Sofia Airport with a fleet of 3 aircraft. It ceased operations on 31 March 2011, all flights merged back into Wizz Air Hungary Ltd.{{cite web, url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/WZB, title=Wizz Air Bulgaria - ch-aviation.com, work=ch-aviation, access-date=13 June 2015 * Wizz Air Ukraine, founded in 2008, was the Ukrainian unit of Wizz Air, which had its own air operator's certificate and operated from Kyiv Zhuliany International Airport and Lviv International Airport with a fleet of 4 aircraft. As a result of the economic crisis caused by the

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, Wizz Air Ukraine was terminated on 19 April 2015. Some routes to and from Kyiv were taken over by Wizz Air Hungary Ltd, while all others ceased. The airline eventually began expanding once again in Ukraine.{{cite web, url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280434/wizz-air-further-expands-ukraine-network-in-w18/, title=Wizz Air further expands Ukraine network in W18, work=Routesonline, access-date=7 September 2018 As of October 2016, it operated flights to 13 cities in 7 countries from Kyiv.

Destinations

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These notable executions occurred regarding destinations: {, class="wikitable" !Year !Destination !Notability !Refs , - , rowspan="2" , 2004 , , Maiden flight from the first base in Katowice Airport to

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, , - , 2011 , Belgrade , New base outside of the European Union , , - , rowspan="3" , 2012 , Kutaisi , Airline's first route to the

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, , - , Skopje , New base outside of the European Union , , - , Tel Aviv , Airline's first route to the

, , - , 2013 , Dubai , Airline's first route to the

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, , - , 2014 , Hurghada , Airline's first route to

, , - , 2015 , Tuzla , New base outside of the European Union , , - , rowspan="2" , 2016 , Chișinău , New base outside of the European Union , , - , Kutaisi , Airline's first base in the South Caucasus , , - , rowspan="2" , 2017 , Astana , Airline's first route to

, , - , London Luton , New base outside of

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, , - , 2018 , Vienna , New base outside of Central and Eastern Europe , , - , rowspan="4" , 2020 , Larnaca , New base outside of Central and Eastern Europe , , - , {{nowrap, London Gatwick , New base outside of Central and Eastern Europe , , - , Milan Malpensa , New base in a country outside of Central and Eastern Europe , , - , Tirana , New base outside of the European Union , , - , rowspan="3" , 2021 , Abu Dhabi , Airline's first base on the Arabian Peninsula , , - , Dortmund , Closure of a base outside of Central and Eastern Europe after having been operated for a year , , - , Norway , Termination of all its domestic routes in a country outside of the European Union, after being operated for less than a year , , - , rowspan="3" , 2022 , Doncaster , Closure of a base outside of Central and Eastern Europe after having been operated for less than two years , , - , Malé , Airline's first route to

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, , - , Sarajevo , Closure of a base outside of the European Union after having been operated for a year , , - , 2023 , Cardiff , Closure of a base outside of Central and Eastern Europe after having been operated for less than a year , , - , 2025 , Yerevan , New base outside of the European Union (Caucasus) , The longest routes by linear distance are: {, class="wikitable" !Route !Linear distance !Max. duration{{Efn, according to flight schedule
(hours) !Operation !References , - , Katowice – Abu Dhabi , 2,269 nm , 6:00 , current , , - , Rome Fiumicino – Abu Dhabi , 2,346 nm , 7:05 , until 14 January 2025 , , - , London-Gatwick – Medinah , 2,428 nm , 6:40 , by A321XLR , , - , London-Gatwick – Jeddah , 2,546 nm , 7:00 , by A321XLR ,

Fleet

Current fleet

{{As of, 2025, 4, Wizz Air and its subsidiaries Wizz Air Malta, Wizz Air UK and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi operate the following all-

Airbus A320 family The Airbus A320 family is a series of narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus. The A320 was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air France. The first member of the fami ...

fleet:Airbus Orders and Deliveries (XLS), monthly updated, accessed via {{cite web , date=30 November 2024 , title=Orders & deliveries , url=https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries , access-date=7 Jan 2025 , website=Airbus , publisher=Airbus SAS {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto;" , + Wizz Air fleet , - !Aircraft !In service !Orders !Passengers !Notes , - , rowspan="2", Airbus A320-200 , rowspan="2", 34 , rowspan="2", — , 180 , rowspan="2", , - , 186 , - ,

Airbus A320neo The Airbus A320neo family is an incremental development of the A320 family of narrow-body airliners produced by Airbus. The A320neo family (''neo'' being Greek for "new", as well as an acronym for "new engine option") is based on the Airbus A3 ...

, 6 , 13 , 186 , , - , {{nowrap,

Airbus A321-200 The Airbus A321 is a member of the Airbus A320 family of short to medium range, Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body, commercial passenger Twinjet, twin engine jet airliners; it carries 185 to 236 passengers. It has a stretched fuselage which was ...

, 41 , — , 230 , , - ,

Airbus A321neo The Airbus A321neo is a Single-aisle aircraft, single-aisle airliner created by Airbus. The A321neo (''neo'' being an acronym for "new engine option") is developed from the Airbus A321 and Airbus A320neo family. It is the longest stretched fusela ...

, 148 , 239 , 239{{cite web , title=WIZZ AIR ANNOUNCES ORDER FOR 20 AIRBUS A321XLR AIRCRAFT , url=https://ir.q4europe.com/Solutions/WizzAir/2372/newsArticle.aspx?storyid=14351955 , access-date=10 December 2021 , Largest operator.
Deliveries until 2029.{{cite web, url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/109993-wizz-air-abu-dhabi-eyes-chunk-of-indigo-a321neo-order, title=Wizz Air Abu Dhabi eyes chunk of Indigo A321neo order, website=Ch-Aviation, date=24 November 2021 , - , Airbus A321XLR , 1 , 46{{cite web, url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/109723-uss-indigo-partners-orders-255-a321neo-family-jets, title=US's Indigo Partners orders 255 A321neo Family jets, website=Ch-Aviation, date=14 November 2021 , 239 , Deliveries until 2029. , - !Total !229 !299 ! colspan="2" ,

Historic fleet

In December 2024, Wizz Air ended operations of their sole Airbus A330-200F which handled freight services on behalf of the Hungarian government since the

in 2020.

Incidents and accidents

*On 8 June 2013, Wizz Air Flight 3141, an Airbus A320-232 (registered as HA-LWM) with 165 passengers and 5 crew members on board, from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport, Romania to Rome-Ciampino, Italy, made an

emergency landing An emergency landing is a premature landing made by an aircraft in response to an emergency involving an imminent or ongoing threat to the safety and operation of the aircraft, or involving a sudden need for a passenger or crew on board to term ...

at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport when the crew encountered problems lowering the left main undercarriage and locking it into position. The aircraft diverted to Fiumicino for its longer runway, and firefighters applied foam after landing as a precautionary measure. The aircraft was evacuated using the emergency slides and three occupants were injured. Initial reports of injured passengers were denied by both Wizz Air and Rome Fiumicino Airport, who said some passengers requested medical checkups but reported no injuries.{{cite web, url=https://news.yahoo.com/wizz-air-jet-makes-safe-175301780.html, title=Wizz Air jet makes safe emergency landing in Rome, date=8 June 2013, work=Yahoo News, access-date=13 June 2015

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