Wizz Air, Ryanair passenger numbers soar in January

Budget airlines Wizz Air and Ryanair reported another surge in passenger numbers in January as travel continued to rebound from the Covid pandemic.

Hungary-based Wizz on Thursday said it carried 4,15 million passengers in January, up 73.1% year on year at a load factor of 86%, up 6.4%.

Irish rival Ryanair said its numbers increased 69% to 11.8 million at a load factor of 91%, up 12%.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com