Wizz to order 75 more jets as expansion targets 500-plane fleet
Wizz Air Holdingsplans to order 75 Airbus narrow-body jets as the discount carrier doubles down on its rapid expansion in a challenge to sector leader Ryanair. Wizz will exercise purchase rights for the A321neo jets granted by the manufacturer last year, it said Thursday. Delivery dates are subject to agreement. Eastern Europe’s biggest low-cost airline has already lifted capacity above pre-Covid levels as travel rebounds from the pandemic. CEO Jozsef Varadi said the new order puts Wizz on track to become a 500-aircraft group by the end of the decade as it expands west to challenge network airlines and rival discounters like Ryanair. “The combination of Wizz Air’s ultra-low cost operation and the market-leading Airbus A321neo aircraft together create a strong platform for Wizz Air’s future growth,” Varadi said.<br/>
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Wizz to order 75 more jets as expansion targets 500-plane fleet
Wizz Air Holdingsplans to order 75 Airbus narrow-body jets as the discount carrier doubles down on its rapid expansion in a challenge to sector leader Ryanair. Wizz will exercise purchase rights for the A321neo jets granted by the manufacturer last year, it said Thursday. Delivery dates are subject to agreement. Eastern Europe’s biggest low-cost airline has already lifted capacity above pre-Covid levels as travel rebounds from the pandemic. CEO Jozsef Varadi said the new order puts Wizz on track to become a 500-aircraft group by the end of the decade as it expands west to challenge network airlines and rival discounters like Ryanair. “The combination of Wizz Air’s ultra-low cost operation and the market-leading Airbus A321neo aircraft together create a strong platform for Wizz Air’s future growth,” Varadi said.<br/>
