The European airline reported a €198.2 million net loss for the first quarter as unit fuel costs jumped 21%, even as revenue rose 5.5% and passenger numbers grew 25%.

The European airline carried 8.36 million passengers in July, extending an acceleration in growth as the budget airline pushes into Spain and the Balkans.

Michael Delehant departs the budget airline on 31 July, with his direct reports folded into the chief executive's line of command.

The budget airline carried 7.48 million passengers in June, with a Starlink connectivity deal adding an operational milestone to the traffic update.

Wizz Air Holdings has disclosed share plan awards to three non-executive directors under its Omnibus Plan, with grants dated 15 July 2025.

The low-cost carrier expects significant capacity growth in the first half of F27 but says visibility beyond that remains too limited to forecast.

The budget airline carried 7.13 million passengers in May, up 26% year-on-year, as capacity climbed 25.4% and load factor rose 0.5 percentage points to 91.7%.

Wizz Air is rated as a SELL, at Panmure Liberum, after the airline guided to breakeven to a small net profit for the year to the end of March.

The airline expects a breakeven to slightly positive net profit for the year ended 31 March after stronger revenue and a well-hedged macro mix left it ahead of previous guidance.

Wizz Air Holdings carried 6.63 million passengers in April, up 21.9% year-on-year, with capacity rising 23.1% to 7.46 million seats and a load factor of 88.9%.