Wizz April passenger numbers soar

East Europe-focused budget airline Wizz Air reported a 542% annual rise in April passenger traffic and said it had added new routes from Cardiff and Luton in the UK.

The carrier flew more than 3.6 million passenger last month against 564,634 in April 2021, with a load factor of 83.4% compared with 59.2% a year earlier.

Wizz said it had expanded its network by starting services from Wales and acquiring two daily slot pairs from Spanish rival Vueling at Luton, adding 167,000 seats.

New routes were also announced across its network from Italy, Romania, Poland, Lithuania and Bosnia and Hercegovina to destinations including Greece, Germany, Denmark and Croatia.