Wizz Air loses fight against €62m in state aid for Blue European budget carrier Wizz Air has lost its fight against €62m in state aid granted to its Romanian rival Blue Air after Europe's second-top court … Business • 29 Mar
Wizz Air to expand fleet, sees good growth in Mid-East European budget carrier Wizz Air is planning to grow its fleet to above 200 aircraft next year and 500 aircraft by 2030, adding that its … Business • 22 Mar
Wizz Air sees strong summer, but more wary than rivals Wizz Air is upbeat on summer demand for travel but more cautious than its competitors, forecasting a return to profit in its 2023-2024 financial year, … Business • 26 Jan
Airlines face Italy inquiry over Sicily flight prices Italy's antitrust regulator has opened an inquiry into possible price-fixing for flights in and out of Sicily by airlines including Ryanair, Wizz Air and EasyJet. Business • 28 Dec 22
Wizz Air plans to grow by 35% as travel demand holds up Budget airline Wizz Air said it planned to grow its capacity by 35% in the six months to the end of March as demand for … Business • 02 Nov 22
Wizz Air suspends relaunch of Russia-UAE flights European budget carrier Wizz Air has suspended plans to resume flights from the Russian capital of Moscow to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, … Business • 22 Aug 22
Wizz Air UAE to Russia flights to resume in October European budget airline Wizz Air will resume flights from Abu Dhabi to Moscow from October, more than five months after the carrier suspended all services … Business • 08 Aug 22
Wizz Air operating loss hits €285m in first quarter Low-cost airline Wizz Air has said its first-quarter operating loss jumped to €285 million from €109 million the year before, as it was hit by … Business • 27 Jul 22
Wizz Air sees modest operating profit on strong demand Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has forecast a "material" quarterly operating profit on strong summer demand, but may reduce its aircraft usage in peak summer … Business • 11 Jul 22
Wizz Air reinstates jet fuel hedging policy European budget airline Wizz Air said today it was reinstating a jet fuel hedging policy, to be executed over the next few weeks, and placing … Business • 16 Jun 22
Wizz Air expects Q1 operating loss amid staff shortages European budget airline Wizz Air has forecast an operating loss for the first quarter of the current fiscal year and reported a bigger annual loss, … Business • 08 Jun 22
Airline body IATA now sees industry recovery in 2023 The head of the world's biggest airline trade body has said that the recovery in passenger traffic was accelerating and that on average, the industry … Business • 10 May 22
Wizz Air flags wider annual loss on subdued demand European budget airline Wizz Air has today warned of a bigger annual loss of between €652m and €632m. Business • 14 Apr 22
Wizz Air investor ditches stake over labour rights Danish pension fund AkademikerPension said today it was selling its stake in budget airline Wizz Air over alleged "human and labour rights abuses" towards its … Business • 07 Feb 22
Wizz Air expects travel demand to improve in spring Hungary-based carrier Wizz Air posted a third-quarter operating loss of €213.6 million and said the fourth quarter loss was likely to be slightly higher than … Business • 26 Jan 22
No evidence of "ghost flights" - senior EU official Europe's use it or lose it airport slot rule has not created issues for airlines during the COVID-19 pandemic nor is there any evidence of … Business • 13 Jan 22
Wizz CEO says business class flying bad for environment The boss of Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has attacked the sustainability credentials of traditional airlines like Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, saying business class flying … Business • 10 Nov 21
Wizz Air warns of winter headwinds Hungary-based carrier Wizz Air warned today that it faced headwinds over the winter months, but it said it would be ready to take advantage of … Business • 04 Nov 21
Ryanair passenger numbers continue their recovery Ryanair said it flew a total of 10.6 million passengers in September of this year as Covid travel restrictions eased. Business • 04 Oct 21
EasyJet bid kicks off race for budget airline supremacy Europe's no-frills airlines are heralding a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to grab market share from traditional carriers struggling to emerge from the pandemic, but each will have … Business • 10 Sep 21
EasyJet rejects Wizz bid, raises $1.7bn to go it alone EasyJet has rejected a takeover approach from Wizz Air that would have created a low-cost airline to rival Ryanair, opting instead to raise $1.7 billion … Business • 09 Sep 21
Wizz Air sees summer capacity close to pre-Covid levels Hungarian airline Wizz Air said it expected capacity to ramp up to between 90% and 100% of pre-pandemic levels in July and August as summer … Business • 28 Jul 21
New airlines hope to take a bite out of Nordic market Icelandic airline Play launches its maiden flight this week, the latest newcomer betting on cheap planes and pent-up travel demand, undeterred by the near collapse … Business • 24 Jun 21
Wizz Air expects to fully recovery from Covid next year European budget carrier Wizz Air expects to fully recover from the coronavirus crisis as travel demand rebounds from the pandemic, its chief executive said today. Business • 21 Jun 21
Wizz Air forecasts gradual travel recovery into summer Hungarian low cost airline Wizz Air has forecast that flying would only recover gradually into late summer, as the travel industry enters a second year … Business • 15 Apr 21
