Danish pension fund divests from Wizz Air over labour rights 'abuses'
7th Feb 2022 09:16
(Sharecast News) - Danish pension fund AkademikerPension is pulling its more than $3m investment in low-cost airline Wizz Air over concerns around human and labour rights abuse.
Read moreWizz Air passenger numbers surge in January
2nd Feb 2022 07:46
(Sharecast News) - Low-cost carrier Wizz Air said on Wednesday that it carried 2.39m passengers in January, a 318% year-on-year increase.
Read moreOmicron hits festive bookings at Ryanair
31st Jan 2022 07:08
(Sharecast News) - Ryanair Holdings reported a third-quarter loss on Monday after the Omicron variant hit passenger numbers during the peak festive booking season.
Read moreWizz Air warns of Q4 loss after Omicron hits third quarter trade
26th Jan 2022 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Budget airline Wizz Air on Wednesday reported a third-quarter operating loss of €213.6m and warned of a higher loss in the final fiscal quarter loss due to the Omicron Covid variant.
Read moreWednesday preview: Federal Reserve, Wizz Air in the spotlight
25th Jan 2022 11:19
(Sharecast News) - All eyes will be on the US central bank in the middle of the week as it signals the start of normalising the extraordinary emergency measures put in place in the wake of the pandemic.
Read moreJPMorgan upgrades Ryanair, downgrades IAG
20th Jan 2022 11:04
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded Ryanair but downgraded IAG on Thursday as it took a look at the European airline sector.
Read moreWizz Air issues €500m bond to repay BoE Covid loan
13th Jan 2022 08:29
(Sharecast News) - Budget airline Wizz Air said it had issued a new €500m bond to repay Covid-19 financing from the Bank of England.
Read moreCiti expects long haul carriers to outperform short haul rivals, downgrades WizzAir
4th Jan 2022 14:26
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Citi reiterated their 'buy' recommendation for shares of IAG while downgrading that for WizzAir to 'sell', in anticipation of a better performance by long haul carriers in comparison to their short haul peers.
Read moreWizz Air December traffic soars
4th Jan 2022 07:02
(Sharecast News) - Hungary-based budget airline Wizz Air said December capacity soared by almost 200% year on year, reflecting eased Covid-19 restrictions.
Read moreWizz Air buys Norwegian's Gatwick slots
22nd Dec 2021 08:14
(Sharecast News) - Budget airline Wizz Air on Wednesday said it had bought Norwegian Air's slots at Britain's Gatwick airport for an undisclosed sum.
Read moreWizz Air investors demand carrier allow staff to unionise
15th Dec 2021 12:43
(Sharecast News) - Wizz Air has been called upon by over a dozen investors to permit staff to form and join trade unions due to ongoing concerns that the company was "actively" discouraging the practice and breaching human rights.
Read moreWizz Air passenger numbers soar in November
2nd Dec 2021 08:04
(Sharecast News) - Low-cost carrier Wizz Air revealed on Thursday that it had carried 2.17m passengers in November as it continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering.
Read moreWizz Air buys 102 Airbus A321 planes
15th Nov 2021 07:51
(Sharecast News) - European budget airline Wizz Air said it was buying 102 Airbus A321 aircraft for an undisclosed sum.
Read moreWizz Air returns to profit as Covid curbs lifted
4th Nov 2021 07:47
(Sharecast News) - East Europe-focused budget airline Wizz Air swung to a first-half profit as the easing of pandemic restrictions helped its second quarter performance.
Read moreWizz Air October passenger numbers take off
2nd Nov 2021 07:37
(Sharecast News) - East-Europe focused low-cost airline Wizz Air reported a jump in passenger numbers during October as the travel sector rebounded from Covid lockdowns.
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