Wizz Air Holdings (LSE:WIZZ) told investors it carried 8.36 million passengers in July, up 31.6% year-on-year.
Capacity rose 30.4% to 8.91 million seats, with the load factor, the share of seats filled, climbing 0.9 percentage points to 93.7%.
The growth rate accelerated from June's 27% year-on-year passenger increase, marking a second consecutive month of quickening momentum heading into peak summer.
The budget carrier used the month to deepen its Spanish footprint, announcing new bases at Madrid and Valencia set to open in November with two aircraft each, adding 10 domestic and three international routes.
Wizz Air also confirmed a new Kosovo base at Prishtina, opening in November with one A321neo serving Brussels Charleroi, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Basel-Mulhouse, expected to add 0.5 million seats next year.
It separately launched Wizz Holidays, a platform bundling flights, accommodation and transfers.
Over the rolling 12 months, Wizz Air carried 76.02 million passengers on capacity of 83.68 million seats, up from 65.44 million passengers and 71.83 million seats a year earlier.
The Madrid, Valencia and Prishtina bases open in November.
News Intelligence what this means for the company
Wizz Air's July passenger growth accelerated to 31.6% year-on-year, up from 27% in June, as the carrier pushed capacity up 30.4% while lifting load factor to 93.7%—a sign demand is outpacing supply growth. The airline is simultaneously opening three new bases (Madrid, Valencia, Prishtina) in November, each adding routes and seats, positioning itself for sustained expansion into Spain and the Balkans after carrying a record 69.7 million passengers in the year to 31 March 2026.
Accelerating passenger growth and rising load factor suggest pricing power and operational leverage are intact despite aggressive capacity additions. The November base launches will test whether Wizz Air can sustain this momentum through the off-season and whether new markets (Spain, Kosovo) deliver the unit economics the core CEE network has provided.
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