February 2026 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics
Wizz Air carried 4.92 million passengers in February, up 6.7% year-on-year, opening 39th base in Palermo.
- Passengers (February 2026) 4.92m (prior 4.61m)
- Capacity (February 2026) 5.44m seats (prior 5.02m seats)
- Load factor (February 2026) 90.5% (prior 91.8%)
- Passengers (rolling 12 months) 69.3m (prior 63.1m)
- Calendar 2025 passengers 68.6m
- CO2 per pax/km (rolling 12 months) 50.7g (prior 52.2g)
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Geneva, 3 March 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air") reports 6.7% year-on-year passenger growth in February 2026.
Wizz Air carried 4.92 million passengers in February, a 6.7% increase year-on-year, with capacity rising 8.3% to 5.44 million seats. The load factor for the month was 90.5%, down 1.3 ppts year-over-year.
During the month:
- A new base opened at Palermo in Italy: Wizz Air's network expansion saw the opening of its 39th base in February, with two A321neo aircraft based in Palermo at the start of the month. This sees Wizz Air now accounting for more than 10% of the Italian market, placing it as the second largest airline in the country by market share.
- Calendar 2025 statistics demonstrated strong operational performance: Final authorized statistics for calendar 2025, published in the month, showed Wizz Air had carried 68.6m passengers over the period, an increase of 9.4% year-on-year. Operationally, the business continued to improve its performance with a 99.61% completion rate and an A15 ratio of 77.98%.
| Month | Rolling 12 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | February 2025 | Change YoY | February 2026 | February 2025 | Change YoY | |
| Capacity (seats) | 5,437,032 | 5,019,938 | 8.3% | 76,368,860 | 69,192,269 | 10.4% |
| Passengers* | 4,919,712 | 4,609,286 | 6.7% | 69,318,643 | 63,099,801 | 9.9% |
| Load Factor** | 90.5% | 91.8% | -1.3ppts | 90.8% | 91.2% | -0.4ppts |
| *Booked passengers | ||||||
| ** Rounded to one decimal place | ||||||
| Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics* | ||||||
| Month | Rolling 12 months | |||||
| February 2026 | February 2025 | Change YoY | February 2026 | February 2025 | Change YoY | |
| CO 2 (MT) Emissions | 436,942 | 420,780 | 3.8% | 6,064,451 | 5,771,310 | 5.1% |
| CO 2 g per pax/km** | 49.7 | 50.3 | -1.2% | 50.7 | 52.2 | -2.9% |
* The published CO2 figures do not include any benefit from Wizz Air's SAF uplift
** Rounded to one decimal place
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