This marks a significant milestone for the airline, which operates over 600 routes from 25 bases across Central and Eastern Europe.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Wizz Air CEO József Váradi expressed his optimism about the growth, highlighting Warsaw as the airline’s fastest-developing hub.
“Before COVID-19, we carried 3 million passengers per year from Warsaw. This year, we forecast 4.8 million,” Váradi said. “We are seeing a 60% increase in capacity compared to pre-COVID levels, which is unprecedented in the Wizz Air network. No other operational base is developing faster than Warsaw.”
As part of its expansion, Wizz Air announced a new route from Warsaw to Genoa, Italy, which will launch in May 2025 with flights operating three times a week. The airline is also increasing flight frequencies on existing routes to popular destinations such as Milan, Barcelona, Copenhagen, and Malaga.
To accommodate the growing demand, Wizz Air will add a 13th aircraft, an Airbus A321neo, to its Warsaw fleet in June 2025. The airline currently operates from five bases in Poland—Warsaw, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków, and Wrocław—with a total of 30 planes serving 158 routes to 28 countries.
Chopin Airport, Poland’s largest airport, saw 18.5 million passengers in 2023, and that number is expected to rise to 20.5 million by the end of 2024, reflecting a 10% increase year-on-year. With Wizz Air’s rapid expansion, Warsaw continues to solidify its position as a key hub in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Source: PAP