Summary
- Wizz Air recently celebrated transporting seven million passengers through London Gatwick Airport, a key hub for its operations.
- With 169 planes and bases in Hungary, Abu Dhabi, the UK, and Malta, Wizz Air is recognized as one of Europe’s top ultra-low-cost carriers.
- Wizz Air’s network includes over 29,000 flights this month, with the busiest route being London Luton to Bucharest, offering up to four daily roundtrips.
Wizz Air has celebrated a major milestone today, transporting seven million passengers through London Gatwick Airport. The opening of a base at Gatwick in 2020 drove significant expansion, which led to this feat.
Celebrating seven million passengers at Gatwick
Wizz Air is one of Europe’s major ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCC). With four major branches in Hungary, Abu Dhabi, the UK, and Malta, the airline transports around five million passengers monthly. Currently, Wizz Air has 169 planes and is recognized as one of the most sustainable airlines worldwide.
Today, Wizz Air celebrated transporting seven million passengers through London Gatwick Airport, an airport crucial to its operations. In 2020, Wizz Air decided to open a base at LGW, and since then, has expanded significantly. According to data from Cirium, an aviation analytics firm, Wizz Air has 308,082 seats available to and from LGW this month, amounting to around 6% of its seat offering this month.
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The occasion was celebrated on a flight from Budapest to London Gatwick today, flown by an Airbus A321neo that was delivered last month. Flight 2221 departed at 13:09, over two hours late, and touched down at Gatwick at 14:39. In a statement, the airline said that the milestone was reached as it welcomed its 132nd A321neo.
At the airport, Wizz Air had a friendly competition for some of the passengers on the flight. They called it ‘lucky dip’ and 20 passengers were given vouchers for £100.
“Marking 7 million passengers at London Gatwick is an incredibly exciting milestone for Wizz Air. As one of Wizz Air UK’s bases, London Gatwick is an important hub for our team and partners. We would like to thank our crew and staff for their continued support and dedication to our passengers. We remain committed to offering customers low-cost airfares to the best off-the-beaten-track destinations in Europe and beyond, and can’t wait to welcome more passengers onboard.” – Tamara Nikiforova, Senior Communications Manager, Wizz Air
About Wizz Air’s network
According to Cirium, Wizz Air has 29,247 flights scheduled this month, with its seat offering surpassing 6.4 million. Wizz Air Malta has the largest market share of its branches, with 13,227 flights, while Wizz Air (Hungary) has 12,196. The busiest route the airline operates is from London Luton Airport to Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport, with up to four daily roundtrips.
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The route from Luton to Warsaw Chopin Airport is the second busiest, offering up to four daily roundtrips, but it has four fewer flights for the month than Bucharest. The flights to Warsaw are operated by the A321neo and A321ceo, offering almost 48,000 seats. The third-busiest route is to a less popular European country, Albania. On most days in July, Wizz Air operates three daily roundtrips between Milan and Tirana, but on some days, it has four roundtrips.
The longest route in the network is 2,700 miles from Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome to Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi. The second-longest route is also from Abu Dhabi but to Vienna International Airport, covering 2,638 miles. The final and third route over 2,600 miles in Wizz Air’s network is from Bucharest to Tenerife, Spain, and is flown by the A321neo, covering 2,602 miles.