September 2026 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics
September passengers up 24% year-on-year to 7.78 million; load factor 92.0%; medium-term targets set for F30.
vs expectations: stronger than expected pricing environment
- Passengers September 2026 7.78 million (prior 6.27 million)
- Capacity growth 25.3%
- Load factor 92.0% (prior 92.8%)
- F30 revenue target EUR 10bn
- F30 EBIT margin target 10%
- F30 aircraft fleet target 335 all-neo aircraft
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Geneva, 2 October 2026: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air") reports passenger growth of 24% year-on-year in September 2026.
Wizz Air carried 7.78 million passengers in September, an increase of 24.2% year-on-year, with capacity rising 25.3% to 8.46 million seats. The load factor for the month was 92.0%, down 0.8ppts year-over-year, although this in part reflected a stronger pricing environment, with a notable improvement seen in the month compared to earlier periods.
Recent events of note:
Wizz Air’s Capital Markets Day highlighted new medium term targets. Wizz Air’s CEO, József Váradi, highlighted the airline’s medium term targets for F30 at the company’s Capital Markets Day, held on September 17. These F30 targets included revenues of EUR 10bn, an Ex-Fuel CASK of EUR 3.00 cents, an EBIT margin of 10% and a return to an investment grade balance sheet. József Váradi added that ‘‘By F30, we intend to operate an all-neo fleet of 335 aircraft, carry 127 million passengers and deliver sustainable, industry-leading margins.”
Nearer-term comments highlighted a better than expected pricing environment. No guidance for the full year 2027 was given at the Capital Markets Day, however, Wizz Air updated its guidance on RASK, stating that on the back of a stronger than expected summer revenue performance, Q2 RASK guidance was being changed to flat YoY, from “down low single digits” previously. Additionally, reflecting geopolitical and fuel price volatilities, the company confirmed that it had trimmed its originally planned H2 capacity by 5%.
| Month | Rolling 12 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | September 2025 | Change YoY | September 2026 | September 2025 | Change YoY | |
| Capacity (seats) | 8,459,005 | 6,753,621 | 25.3% | 87,198,100 | 73,097,303 | 19.3% |
| Passengers* | 7,780,835 | 6,265,236 | 24.2% | 79,326,688 | 66,654,541 | 19.0% |
| Load Factor** | 92.0% | 92.8% | -0.8ppts | 91.0% | 91.2% | -0.2ppts |
| *Booked passengers | ||||||
| ** Rounded to one decimal place | ||||||
| Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics* | ||||||
| Month | Rolling 12 months | |||||
| September 2026 | September 2025 | Change YoY | September 2026 | September 2025 | Change YoY | |
| CO 2 (MT) Emissions | 611,334 | 521,967 | 17.1% | 6,529,455 | 5,929,965 | 10.1% |
| CO 2 g per pax/km** | 49.0 | 49.8 | -1.6% | 49.7 | 51.2 | -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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