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Wizz Air safety record

Wizz Air has never had a fatal accident — not once in more than twenty years of flying. On airlines like Wizz Air, the chance of a passenger dying in an accident is about 1 in 80 million per flight.

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No one on board has ever died in an accidentin 23 years of flying
Chance of dying in an accident, per flight1 in 80 million

For airlines based in Hungary and the other countries in the same safety group, 2018–2022 (MIT study).

Put another way: if you took a flight every single day, you would, on average, fly for about 219,000 years before a fatal accident happened to you.

the record

Not a single fatal accident, ever

Since its first flight in 2004, no one has died in an accident on a Wizz Air flight. The published accident record lists a handful of non-fatal occurrences.

Wizz Air flies an all-Airbus A320-family fleet from bases across Central and Eastern Europe, the UK and beyond, under Hungarian, UK and Maltese operating licences. Its airlines are held to European (EASA) safety rules, and Wizz Air UK to the UK Civil Aviation Authority's.

since 2004

Nothing to put on the line

Each dot would be a fatal event on a Wizz Air flight. There are none.

20102020
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Wizz Air in numbers

Founded
2003
Country
Hungary
Main hubs
Budapest
Passengers a year
69.7 M FY2026
IATA safety audit (IOSA)
Registered
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Wizz Air safety questions

How safe is Wizz Air?

Wizz Air has never had a fatal accident — not once in more than twenty years of flying. On airlines like Wizz Air, the chance of a passenger dying in an accident is about 1 in 80 million per flight. Every fact on this page is sourced — the list is at the bottom.

What is Wizz Air's safety rating?

There is no single official safety rating for airlines; the scores some websites publish are their own formulas. What can be checked is the record: no fatal accident since 2004. Its airlines are overseen under European (EASA) safety rules, and Wizz Air UK by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

Is Wizz Air safe to fly?

It is held to European (EASA) safety rules, and Wizz Air UK to the UK Civil Aviation Authority's, and its record since 2004 has no fatal accident.

sources

Where these facts come from

Every fact on this page comes from official accident reports, the airline's own figures or the published accident record.

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