Wizz Air Malta

Wizz Air Malta
IATA ICAO Call sign
W4 WMT WIZZAIR MALTA
Founded27 September 2022; 2 years ago (2022-09-27)
AOC #EASA.AOC.003
Frequent-flyer program
  • WIZZ Discount Club
  • WIZZ Privilege Pass
Fleet size92
Destinations136[1]
Parent companyWizz Air Holdings plc
Key peopleDiarmuid Ó Conghaile (Managing Director)
Websitewww.wizzair.com

Wizz Air Malta is a Maltese low-cost airline and a subsidiary of the Hungarian ultra low-cost carrier Wizz Air.

History

The company's AOC was issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and its Operating Licence by the Malta Civil Aviation Directorate.[2] It operated its first flight on 27 September 2022 from Rome–Fiumicino to Malta International Airport.[2] It is flying with Maltese-registered aircraft, following in the footsteps of Wizz’s other subsidiaries in Abu Dhabi and the United Kingdom.[citation needed]

The first aircraft in the Airline's fleet was an Airbus A321neo with the registration: 9H-WAM. The aircraft first was delivered to Wizz Air Hungary in May 2021 and was formerly registered as HA-LVS. Wizz Air plans to place up to 90 aircraft with its new Maltese entity by the summer of 2024, which will either be new deliveries or reregistered Wizz Air Hungary aircraft.[citation needed]

On 15 August 2022 the company named former Ryanair executive Diarmuid O Conghaile to be its managing director starting from 1 November 2022.[3]

Destinations

As of December 2023, Wizz Air uses the Maltese AOC on flights throughout Europe, Morocco, South Caucasus and the Middle East.[4]

Fleet

As of July 2024, Wizz Air Malta operates the following aircraft:

Wizz Air Malta Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
Airbus A320-200 19 – 180 / 186
Airbus A320neo 6 – 186
Airbus A321neo 67 2 239
Total 92 2

References

  1. ^ "Wizz Air Malta on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wizz Air Malta to commence operations on Tuesday - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  3. ^ Harper2022-08-15T14:53:00+01:00, Lewis. "Former Ryanair executive returns to Malta with Wizz Air". Flight Global. Retrieved 2022-08-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Wizz Air Malta Flights and Destinations - FlightConnections". www.flightconnections.com. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-21.