Wizz Air April passenger numbers plunge 98%
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Low-cost airline Wizz Air said April traffic plunged to almost zero in April as the coronavirus pandemic and government travel bans hammered passenger traffic.
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Wizz on Tuesday reported a 97.1% fall in capacity to 104,956 seats and 97.6% plunge in passenger bookings to 78,389. However, the Hungarian airline resumed operations resumed from Luton and Vienna on May 1 with flights to selected destinations.
The company added that its new airline with flights between Abu Dhabi and eastern Europe was progressing in line with its initial timeline to start flying in June.