Wizz Air, Europe’s leading low-cost airline, has initiated the gradual phase-out of its Airbus A321ceo fleet as part of its long-term fleet renewal strategy. The process began on March 24, 2026, with the retirement of the first aircraft, originally delivered in December 2016, marking it as the initial unit among 41 A321ceo planes scheduled for complete removal by March 2029.
This fleet primarily operates across Wizz Air Hungary’s network of bases, with several units also flying under Wizz Air Malta. The phase-out creates capacity for additional next-generation Airbus A321neo aircraft, including up to 139 deliveries between FY27 and FY30, comprising three A321XLRs. In Q3 FY26, Wizz Air operated 257 aircraft, with the neo share reaching 73 percent after adding 16 A321neos and three A321XLRs.
Two A321ceos have already exited: HA-LXK, previously at Katowice Airport and briefly Norwich, is slated to join Mexico’s Viva, while HA-LXQ, stored at Katowice since February 16, heads to FLYONE Romania. The retiring aircraft, at nine years old, is about six years younger than the global commercial fleet average per IATA data. This move supports maintaining a low average fleet age of approximately 6.4 years through 2032, transitioning to nearly 100 percent neo models by decade’s end as the fleet expands from 256 aircraft in FY26 to 384 in FY2032.