Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest-growing and most environmentally sustainable airline globally[1], today announces 90 million passengers who have travelled with the airline across its UK airports.
The 90 millionth passenger was welcomed with a £200 voucher on a flight from London Luton Airport to Amman, Jordan.
To celebrate the milestone, the airline hosted a ‘spin and win’ for passengers at the airport on Thursday where 90 winners were gifted with Wizz Air vouchers worth £90.
Wizz Air has recently announced the arrival of its 200th aircraft which was allocated to the UK. The new A321neo is based at London Luton to help carry record passenger numbers. The airline welcomed 12.2 million passengers onboard last year from the UK,
contributing to the record network numbers.
Wizz Air has a total fleet size of 16 aircraft in the UK and operates 69 flights a day across 105 routes. The Wizz Air Group operates flights from Aberdeen Airport, Birmingham Airport, Glasgow Airport, Leeds Bradford Airport, London Luton Airport and
London Gatwick. Wizz Air employs more than 800 people in the UK.
Wizz Air operates its largest UK base from London Luton Airport where it is also the largest carrier with 11 aircraft. The airline operates 50 return flights per day from London Luton Airport to 60 destinations in 28 countries.
At London Gatwick, Wizz Air operates 19 flights per day to 15 countries including cities such as Athens, Istanbul, Nice and Rome. On the 7th of March, the airline will take winners on a trip to a mystery destination as part of its #LetsGetLost campaign.
With the announcement of this milestone, Wizz Air is planning for further growth. The airline currently has 300 A321neo aircraft on order which will help accelerate its offering across its network.
UK Wizz Air Managing Director, Marion Geoffroy said: “We are thrilled to celebrate 90 million passengers who have travelled with us to and from the UK. Thank you to all our staff for their continued hard work which has helped us reach this milestone.
A big thanks also to every passenger who has put their trust in us and chosen Wizz Air as their airline of choice. We’re excited to welcome more people on board as they look to explore Europe and beyond.”
Jonathan Rayner, Chief Commercial Officer at London Luton Airport, said: “This is another incredible milestone for Wizz Air. More than 70 million of its UK passengers have travelled through London Luton Airport, underlining the strength and success
of our relationship which began with its first UK flight almost 20 years ago. Since then, our collaborative partnership with Wizz has seen a sustained growth in passenger numbers and an ever-greater choice of destinations on our departure boards.
With another exciting year ahead of us, our priority, as ever, is to continue to deliver a simple and friendly passenger experience as we work with Wizz towards its next big passenger number milestone.”
