Wizz Air: 60 Million Passengers in Hungary

Low cost airline Wizz Air has reached 60 million passengers in Hungary, and gave a special welcome to its 60 millionth Hungarian passenger, who boarded the company's first flight to Tallinn on Thursday, the airline told MTI.

They recalled that Wizz Air launched its first flight from Budapest to Athens from Ferihegy at the end of June 2004. The Hungarian-founded airline is continuously developing its network.

From May next year, the company will have 18 Airbus A321neo aircraft stationed at its Budapest base, connecting the Hungarian capital with almost 80 different destinations.
The announcement quotes Máté Ritter, head of flight development at Budapest Airport, who emphasized that Wizz Air's eight new routes launched in 2025, the five new routes announced for next year, and the 18th base aircraft are also thanks to the airport's commercial policy, which supports airlines that are expanding in the Budapest market.

According to their previous announcement, Wizz Air had more than 2.6 million passengers in Hungary between May and August, 13% more than in the same period last year. During the four months, the airline operated nearly 12,000 flights from Budapest and Debrecen. The airline is providing more capacity than ever before during the winter schedule period, offering passengers 8% more seats than a year ago, with 3.2 million seats available, and operating flights to 59 destinations.

This year, they are expected to carry 72 million passengers worldwide, with Central and Eastern Europe being the center of the company's growth. The company carried 63.4 million passengers in the 2025 financial year. In the first half of the business year ending September 30 this year, it had 36.5 million passengers, 9.8% more than a year earlier.