Wizz Air Abu Dhabi carries 3.5 million passengers in 2024

ADQ-backed Wizz Air Abu Dhabi operated more than 19,000 flights, offering more than 4.4 million ultra-low-cost seats and carrying over 3.5 million point-to-point passengers in 2024, registering an over 20 per cent year-on-year growth in both seat capacity and the number of passengers carried.

The budget carrier carried more than 1.2 million international visitors to Abu Dhabi in 2024, contributing 25 per cent to Zayed International Airport’s point-to-point traffic while supporting the sustainable growth of the emirate’s tourism sector.

“In 2024, we connected people to create great memories, accelerating the growth of the emirate of Abu Dhabi as a global tourism hub. Our exciting memberships, such as the one-of-a-kind All You Can Fly, provide efficient and seamless opportunities for visiting incredible destinations, enabling affordable travel throughout the region,” said Johan Eidhagen, managing director of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi.

Wizz Air is an important contributor to Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Strategy 2030, which seeks to boost visitor numbers to 39.3 million and increase the sector’s GDP contribution to a record Dhs90bn by the end of the decade.

The airline introduced the region’s first flight subscription models, the Wizz MultiPass and All You Can Fly, which sold out twice within 48 hours in 2024, underscoring its commitment to affordability and accessibility. It optimised its network by increasing its capacity by 40 per cent on its most popular routes, ensuring a more flexible, reliable, and affordable travel experience for its customers.

The carrier also expanded the boundaries of the flight membership service WIZZ MultiPass, allowing frequent travellers to fly to or from the UAE every month, explore multiple destinations, and save more. WIZZ MultiPass enables passengers to lock in a fixed price for tickets and baggage, unaffected by seasonality, for an entire year.

Wizz Air currently connects Abu Dhabi to more than 30 destinations, flying to must-visit vibrant cities and hidden gems across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia.

The airline is expanding convenient and affordable travel for everyone and allowing for convenient, self-connecting travel across the wider Wizz Air network via Abu Dhabi, with an enhanced winter schedule providing 40 per cent more seat capacity to explore culturally rich destinations.

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