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Wizz Air Holdings

  • Wizz Air named worst short-haul airline by UK passengers

    air travel

    Wizz Air has been named the worst short-haul airline by UK passengers. Passengers surveyed by consumer group Which? gave the Hungary-based carrier one star out of five for boarding experience, cabin environment and seat comfort. The budget airline’s seat pitch – the difference between two rows in standard economy – is 28 inches, some two inches smaller [...]

  • FTSE 100 live: London index boosted by Shell ahead of today’s Bank of England rate decision

    FTSE 100

    The FTSE 100 opened higher on Thursday morning, boosted by a strong performance from Shell, as investors awaited the latest interest rate decision from the Bank of England later today.  Governor Andrew Bailey is expected to increase interest rates by 50bps to a post-financial crisis high of four per cent later today, although there is [...]

  • Flying start to 2023: Shares up after 16m passengers take to skies on Ryanair and Wizz Air

    70 per cent up

    Shares for low-cost carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air have gone up this morning after both reported a strong start to 2023, with passenger numbers well above 2022 levels. Ryanair’s passenger numbers soared to 11.8 million in the last month, 69 per cent up on January last year, while Wizz Air’s levels soared 73 per cent [...]

  • Three things we learnt from Easyjet and Wizz Air’s results

    January 29, 2023

    The European aviation industry took centre stage last week, with low-cost carriers Easyjet and Wizz Air posting their financial results for the final three months of last year. Both were encouraging, with each firm reporting revenue rises driven by Brits returning to the skies after pandemic travel restrictions. Easyjet’s income jumped to £1.5bn after traveller [...]

  • FTSE 100 close: Wizz Air nosedives while JD Sports and 3i shine in London

    January 26, 2023

    London’s FTSE 100 jumped today, led higher by private equity firm 3i soaring after it dropped a strong crop of results, prompting traders to pile into its shares. The capital’s premier index climbed 0.22 per cent to 7,761.55 points, while the domestically-focused FTSE 250 index, which better reflects the health of the UK economy, leapt [...]

  • Strong euro helps Wizz Air clock up £31m profit as passenger levels soar to 12.4 million

    January 26, 2023

    Wizz Air posted a positive net profit for the second consecutive month as passenger levels continued to rise. The London-listed airline reported today a €33.5m (£31.1m) net profit for the three months ended 31 December, up from last year’s loss of €267.5m.  This was due to passenger levels soaring 59.1 per cent to 12.4 million [...]

  • Sky high? Wizz Air enjoys Christmas bump as passenger levels increase

    January 3, 2023

    London-listed budget airline Wizz Air will be avoiding the January blues this year after a pre-Christmas traveller bump boosted 2022’s passenger numbers. The airline flew 4.18m passengers in December, up more than 50 per cent on this time last year when some parts of its European network were affected by Omicron travel destinations. The December [...]

  • Unacceptable: Aviation regulator slams Wizz Air over complaints and refunds

    December 16, 2022

    The UK aviation regulator has slammed Wizz Air for its “unacceptable” behaviour when it comes to passengers’ complaints and refunds.  The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) reported that the low-cost carrier ranked as the worst airline for escalated complaints, with 811 grievances per million UK passengers.  Escalated complaints are complaints taken to alternative dispute resolution schemes [...]

  • Wizz Air pandemic turnaround well underway as passenger numbers fly

    December 2, 2022

    Wizz Air’s pandemic turnaround is well underway, with passenger numbers increasing soaring in the past year. The European carrier carried 3.6 million passengers in November, representing a 70 per cent increase compared to November 2021. In the past 12-months, Wizz Air has carried 44.1 million travellers – a rise of more than 120 per cent. [...]

  • Wizz Air’s boss: Airline not good candidate for M&A

    December 1, 2022

    Wizz Air is not a good candidate for M&A but it will focus instead on organic growth, boss Jozsef Varadi commented. The chief executive’s remarks came in response to a question on whether Wizz would ever consider acquiring rival Easyjet.  Easyjet on the other hand recently said it would not rule out any potential takeovers [...]

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