Wizz Air passenger numbers surge in March
4th Apr 2022 07:07
(Sharecast News) - Low-cost airline Wizz Air said on Monday that it had carried 2.47m passengers in March, a 416% increase year-on-year.
Read moreCiti and Morgan Stanley 'mixed' on outlook for airlines
29th Mar 2022 15:40
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Citi and Morgan Stanley sounded a mixed note on the outlook for airlines.
Read moreDeutsche Bank downgrades IAG and Wizz Air to 'hold'
24th Mar 2022 10:29
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded British Airways parent International Airlines Group and low-cost carrier Wizz Air from 'buy' to 'hold' on Thursday, stating they were now pricing in "a more turbulent outlook".
Read moreWizz suspends Russian and Ukrainian flights
2nd Mar 2022 08:25
(Sharecast News) - Wizz Air confirmed it had suspended all flights to and from Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday, as it looked to evacuate staff and planes following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Read moreRyanair, Wizz suspend Ukraine flights as Russia invades
24th Feb 2022 09:54
(Sharecast News) - Budget airlines Ryanair and Wizz have suspended flights between the UK and Ukraine after Russian troops invaded the east European country in the early hours of Thursday.
Read moreEuropean airlines and staples have greatest sensitivity to escalation in Ukraine-Russia crisis, Deutsche says
23rd Feb 2022 08:08
(Sharecast News) - The exposure of most European companies' sales and profits to Russia is "not material" but the same cannot be said of their sensitivity to higher energy costs.
Read moreDanish 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.
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