Wizz Air Malta Explained

Airline:Wizz Air Malta
Iata:W4
Icao:WMT
Callsign:WIZZ MALTA
Aoc:EASA.AOC.003
Fleet Size:92
Destinations:136[1]
Parent:Wizz Air Holdings plc
Key People:Diarmuid Ó Conghaile (Managing Director)

Wizz Air Malta is a Maltese low-cost airline and a subsidiary of the Hungarian ultra low-cost carrier Wizz Air.

History

The company's AOC was issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and its Operating Licence by the Malta Civil Aviation Directorate. It operated its first flight on 27 September 2022 from Rome–Fiumicino to Malta International Airport.[2] It is flying with Maltese-registered aircraft, following in the footsteps of Wizz’s other subsidiaries in Abu Dhabi and the United Kingdom.

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 90 aircraft with its new Maltese entity by the summer of 2024, which will either be new deliveries or reregistered Wizz Air Hungary aircraft.

On 15 August 2022 the company named former Ryanair executive Diarmuid O Conghaile to be its managing director starting from 1 November 2022.[3]

Destinations

As of December 2023, Wizz Air uses the Maltese AOC on flights throughout Europe, Morocco, South Caucasus and the Middle East.[4]

Fleet

, Wizz Air Malta operates the following aircraft:[5]

Wizz Air Malta Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
19  - 180 / 186
6  - 186
67 2 239
Total 92 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wizz Air Malta on ch-aviation.com . ch-aviation.com . 21 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Wizz Air Malta to commence operations on Tuesday - The Malta Independent . 2022-10-08 . www.independent.com.mt.
  3. Web site: Harper2022-08-15T14:53:00+01:00 . Lewis . Former Ryanair executive returns to Malta with Wizz Air . 2022-08-27 . Flight Global . en.
  4. Web site: 2023-11-21 . Wizz Air Malta Flights and Destinations - FlightConnections . 2023-11-21 . www.flightconnections.com . en.
  5. Web site: Wizz Air Malta Fleet Details and History . 4 June 2023 . www.planespotters.net.