Wizz Air Malta is a Maltese subsidiary of the European ultra low-cost carrier Wizz Air. The company operated its first flight on 27 September 2022 from Rome Fiumicino to Malta International Airport.[1] It's flying with Maltese-registered aircraft, following in the footsteps of Wizz’s other subsidiaries in Abu Dhabi and the UK.[2]
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Commenced operations | September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27) | ||||||
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AOC # | EASA.AOC.003 | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program |
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Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
Parent company | Wizz Air Holdings Plc. | ||||||
Key people | Diarmuid O Conghaile (Managing Director) | ||||||
Website | wizzair![]() |
The company's Air Operator Certificate was issues by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and its Operating Licence by the Malta Civil Aviation Directorate.[1]
On the 15th of August 2022 the company named former Ryanair executive Diarmuid O Conghaile to be its managing director starting from 1 November 2022.[3]
The first aircraft in the Airline's fleet was an Airbus A321neo with the registration: 9H-WAM. The aircraft first was delivered to Wizz Air Hungary in May 2021 and was formerly registered as HA-LVS. Wizz Air plans to place up to 78 aircraft with its new Maltese entity by the summer of 2023, which will either be new deliveries or reregistered Wizz Air Hungary aircraft.[4]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Average age |
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Airbus A321neo | 16 | 2 | 239 | 0,9 |
Total | 16 | 2 | 0,9 |
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