Wizz Air Increases Flights To And From Bulgaria By Almost 15% in 2023

Since its first flight from Sofia in 2005, the airline has now transported over 26 million passengers.

Wizz Air, recognized as the fastest-growing and most environmentally sustainable airline in Europe on a global scale*, announced another year of growth in its results for Bulgaria in 2023.  The airline completed over 18,000 flights to and from Bulgaria, marking a 14% increase compared to 2022. Additionally, the company recorded a 20% annual increase in capacity and achieved a 28% market share during the peak summer season, further solidifying Wizz Air's position as the largest airline in Bulgaria.

Additionally, the airline achieved a 99.69% completion rate for its regular flights during the summer of 2023 in Bulgaria, showcasing an improvement compared to 2022 (98.71%). This is just one of many records and significant moments for Wizz Air that characterized the year 2023:

•        The airline has transported a total of 60.3 million passengers, marking a 32% increase in passenger flow compared to 2022.
•        In September, WIZZ celebrated its 18th anniversary in Bulgaria and reached 25 million transported passengers to and from Bulgaria.
•        Wizz Air ranks in the top 3 airlines in Europe for on-time flight performance and the top 3 for completion rate.
•        Its average carbon emissions for 2023 amount to 51.5 grams per passenger/km, representing a 6.8% decrease compared to 2022. This marks the lowest average annual carbon intensity ever recorded by Wizz Air for a calendar year.

Wizz Air's inaugural flight from Bulgaria took off in 2005, flying from Sofia to Budapest. Since then, the airline has become a vital part of Bulgaria's aviation industry,...