Wizz Air to Form New Airline in Malta Called Wizz Air Malta

Wizz Air has today announced their intention to form a new airline in Malta called Wizz Air Malta, which could commence operations as early as October 2022. Wizz has signed an agreement with EASA and the Malta Civil Aviation Directorate to obtain operating certificates.

On Tuesday (May 17, 2022), Wizz Air announced their intention to form a new airline in Malta called Wizz Air Malta, with operations potentially starting as early as October 2022. The airline has today signed a ‘Arrangement on Reallocation of Responsibility’ document between the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Malta Civil Aviation Directorate (CAD) with the intention of obtaining an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) with EASA and an operating license (OL) with CAD.

In today’s announcment, Wizz Air’s Chief Executive Officer, József Váradi, said,

“We are pleased to announce our intention to establish a new airline subsidiary in Malta. Wizz Air is constantly evaluating the structure of its business and exploring options to establish new AOC’s and bases in Europe and beyond. The successful establishment of Wizz Air Malta later this year will help to reinforce our strong position and support our expansion plans in Europe. We look forward to working with EASA and the Maltese CAA to take this application forward.”

Also commenting on Wizz Air’s intention to start a new Maltese airline, EASA’s Executive Director, Patrick Ky, said,

“This will be a new step in the already well-established cooperation between the Agency, the Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate and Wizz Air. This new set-up, where one group will operate multiple AOCs based in different Member States, but overseen by the same Competent Authority, demonstrates the possibilities available through the transfer of responsibilities to EASA. We are looking forward to working together on the issuance of this brand-new AOC and the subsequent oversight activities.”

Captain Charles Pace, Director General of the Civil Aviation Directorate Malta, added,

“It is an honour to have Wizz Air as one of the Airlines selecting Malta as one of their Principal Places of Business. The team effort and approach of CAD has once again been proven to be a winning formula. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the CEO and Board of Wizz Air for their trust, and I look forward to working with EASA and Wizz Air in issuing the AOC and AOL.”

Budapest, Hungary-based Wizz Air is the fastest growing European low-cost carrier (LCC) and operates an all Airbus A320 and A321 fleet of 153 aircraft. Wizz Air is the largest LCC in Central and Eastern Europe and serves over 700 routes from 45 bases. During FY 22 (ending March 31, 2022) the airline served approximately 27.1 million guests. Wizz Air offers superior guest service at exceptionally low fares. The company's shares trade on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WIZZ.

Source: Wizz Air / RNS Number: 8003L