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Wizz Air to cut capacity by further 5% this summer

Air
James Chapple
11 July 2022

Wizz Air remains hopeful of recording a profit this summer despite committing to cutting capacity by a further 5% owing to the ongoing challenges plaguing aviation emergence from the Covid crisis.

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In a trading update, Wizz said to avoid further cancellations and to "secure a more punctual operation", it expected to reduce its schedule by 5% compared with the plan it set out in June "to reduce the impact of ongoing external disruptions".


It now expects summer capacity growth, measured in available seat capacity (ASK), to be "around 35%" of its 2020 full-year.


Last month, Wizz chief executive Jozsef Varadi said: said: “At the start of F23 [12 months to 31 March 2023], we stand ready to deliver our largest ever summer flying programme and the fastest growth in the industry, enabled by more than 6,000 colleagues across the business.