Wizz Air announces bumper new Airbus order

Friday, 15 Nov, 2021 0

Wizz Air Holdings Plc has sealed a deal with Airbus for up 196 Airbus A321 family aircraft.

It is made up of a firm order of 75 Airbus A321neo and 27 Airbus A321XLR aircraft, with most to be delivered between 2025 and 2027.

Wizz Air may acquire a further 19 A321neo aircraft and Airbus has also granted Wizz Air 75 A321neo purchase rights for later deliveries, to be converted into a firm order by the end of 2022.

As with previous orders, under the agreement Wizz Air has the right to substitute a number of the Airbus A321neo aircraft with the Airbus A320neo and/or A321XLR aircraft and vice versa, depending on its future requirements.

With the new order, Wizz Air’s delivery backlog of a firm order for 34 A320neo, 254 A321neo and 47 A321XLR aircraft.

With options, it totals 429 aircraft.

József Vradi, Wizz Air’s chief executive officer said: "After two years in service, Wizz Air’s Airbus A321neo has proven to be the game-changer that we said it would be when we placed our first order back in 2015."

"But most importantly, these are by far the most fuel and cost efficient aircraft in their class – supporting us in maintaining our position as the most sustainable airline in Europe and reaching our sustainability goals of reducing CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre by 25% by 2030."

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