Wizz Air Holdings Plc (WIZZ.L) Tuesday said that it ferried 6.36 million passengers in the month of October, up 13.1 percent from last year's 5.63 million passengers. The company added that seat capacity rose by around 13.0 percent to 6.85 million seats from 6.06 million seats in October 2024.
According to the Hungarian low-cost airlines, the load factor for the month of October was 92.9 percent, same as the year-ago period. CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre declined by 4.8 percent to 49.2 grams from 51.6 grams in October last year.
On a rolling 12-months basis till October 2025, the number of passengers who travelled by Wizz Air rose 7.8 percent to 67.39 million from 62.51 million in the corresponding period of 2024. The load factor for the same period climbed to 91.2 percent from 90.1 percent in the previous-year period.
Additionally, Wizz Air said that it officially opened its new base at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia, on October 1. Two Airbus A321neo aircraft will be stationed at the base, with plans to carry more than 1.2 million passengers to and from the airport this year, the company added.
On October 14, Wizz Air announced the establishment of its 36th base at Podgorica Airport in Montenegro and two Airbus A321neo aircraft will operate from the new base, with an expected annual capacity of around 1.4 million seats. This expansion is set to further strengthen the company's network across Central and Eastern Europe.
On the LSE, the stock is trading down 0.57 percent on Tuesday at 1,050.00 pence.
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