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Budget carrier doubles passenger numbers in 2022

Air
James Chapple
3 January 2023

Wizz Air’s passenger numbers doubled year-on-year in 2022, with the carrier crediting the launch of new routes and expansion to new markets for its bounceback from the pandemic.

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Several carriers had aircraft grounded owing to engine issues

The budget airline carried 45.7 million passengers in the year to 31 December 2022 on a load factor of 86.7%, up from 21.7 million a year earlier when load factor was 75.2%.


Wizz’s rolling full-year outlook came as it reported its December 2022 traffic figures, which saw it a record 4.2 million carryings, up by 58.5% from 2.6 million in December 2021. Load factor in December was 84.5%, up from 75.4% in December 2021.


In December, Wizz launched flights from Italy and Austria to Saudi Arabia, and opened a new base in Suceava, Romania.