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December 2025 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics
Wizz Air Holdings Plc reported a 15.5% year-on-year increase in December passengers, carrying 5.85 million passengers with capacity up 16.3% to 6.81 million seats, though the load factor slightly decreased to 85.9%. The company strengthened its network by adding a 15th aircraft to bases in Luton, Rome Fiumicino, Tirana, and Warsaw-Chopin for Summer '26, reopened its Targu Mures base, and launched a new Warsaw-Modlin base with two A321neos. Strategic distribution channel enhancements included a partnership with Kyte for the corporate travel market, and Wizz Air achieved a 97% score for NIS2 compliance, indicating negligible risk. CO2 emissions increased by 10.2% to 532,153 MT in December, but emissions per passenger per kilometer decreased by 2.5% to 52.3. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \nWIZZ AIR REPORTS 15.5% YEAR-ON-YEAR DECEMBER PASSENGER GROWTH AND SIGNIFICANT NETWORK DEVELOPMENTS TO SUPPORT SUMMER '26 PROSPECTS\nTicker: WIZZ \n \nGeneva, 5 January 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc (\"Wizz Air\") reports strong December 2025 growth today and a range of important strategic developments during the month, which further strengthens its product-enhancing and regional densification strategies.\n \nWizz Air carried 5.85m million passengers in December, a 15.5% increase year-on-year, with capacity rising 16.3% to 6.81 million seats. The load factor for the month was 85.9%, down 0.6ppts year-over-year.\n \nDuring the month: \n \n· \"4 to the power of 15\": Wizz Air's network densification strategy saw four announcements in December in which a 15th aircraft will be added to the existing based fleets for the Summer '26 season at Luton, Rome Fiumicino, Tirana and Warsaw-Chopin Airport.\n· Regional footprint further advanced: Wizz Air's CEE footprint was expanded further with the official reopening of Targu Mures base in Romania (December 15th) with one aircraft and the opening of its Warsaw-Modlin base (December 1st) with two A321neos.\n· Distribution channels strengthened: On December 4th, Wizz Air announced its partnership with Kyte to open its 3rd party distribution platform to the corporate travel market. This follows the distribution agreement signed with Travelfusion in August, the world's largest flight content aggregator.\n· NIS2 compliance: Wizz Air has demonstrated cyber resilience under the new EU NIS2 framework. In its inaugural pre-audit regarding these stringent regulations, the airline achieved a 97% score, securing the highest possible rating of 'Compliant with Negligible Risk'.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMonth \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\nRolling 12 months \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nDecember\n2025 \n\n\nDecember\n2024 \n\n\nChange \nYoY \n\n\n \n\n\nDecember\n2025 \n\n\nDecember\n2024 \n\n\nChange \nYoY \n\n\n\n\nCapacity (seats) \n\n\n6,810,603\n\n\n5,853,738 \n\n\n16.3% \n\n\n \n\n\n75,348,028 \n\n\n69,092,918 \n\n\n9.1% \n\n\n\n\nPassengers* &...