February 2026 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

03 March 2026

 

WIZZ AIR STRENGTHENS NETWORK WITH 6.7% GROWTH IN FEBRUARY

Ticker:  WIZZ   

Geneva, 3 March 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air") reports 6.7% year-on-year passenger growth in February 2026.

Wizz Air carried 4.92 million passengers in February, a 6.7% increase year-on-year, with capacity rising 8.3% to 5.44 million seats. The load factor for the month was 90.5%, down 1.3 ppts year-over-year.

During the month:  

·      A new base opened at Palermo in Italy: Wizz Air's network expansion saw the opening of its 39^th base in February, with two A321neo aircraft based in Palermo at the start of the month. This sees Wizz Air now accounting for more than 10% of the Italian market, placing it as the second largest airline in the country by market share.

·      Calendar 2025 statistics demonstrated strong operational performance: Final authorized statistics for calendar 2025, published in the month, showed Wizz Air had carried 68.6m passengers over the period, an increase of 9.4% year-on-year. Operationally, the business continued to improve its performance with a 99.61% completion rate and an A15 ratio of 77.98%.

	Month						Rolling 12 months
	February 2026	February 2025		Change    YoY		February 2026		February 2025	Change    YoY
Capacity (seats)	5,437,032	5,019,938		8.3%		76,368,860		69,192,269	10.4%
Passengers*	4,919,712	4,609,286		6.7%		69,318,643		63,099,801	9.9%
Load Factor**	90.5%	91.8%		-1.3ppts		90.8%		91.2%	-0.4ppts

*Booked passengers  

** Rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*   

	Month					Rolling 12 months
	February 2026	February 2025		Change    YoY		February 2026	February 2025	Change    YoY
CO2 (MT)    Emissions	436,942	420,780		3.8%		6,064,451	5,771,310	5.1%
CO2 g per pax/km**	49.7	50.3		-1.2%		50.7	52.2	-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 260 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                                                [e-mail]

Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air

Media:              Andras Rado, Wizz Air                                       [e-mail]

James McFarlane/

Eleni Menikou/

Charles Hirst, MHP Group                                 [e-mail]

 

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