Wizz Air Malta delay and cancellation compensation

0.19%

Cancels

Of its scheduled flights

79.88%

Arrives on time

Within 15 minutes

8,325

Flights measured

January 2025 – August 2026

The cancellation rate is the number that matters on this page: cancellation is what triggers a refund right. Delay, in the United States, does not.

Wizz Air Malta is an EU carrier — EC 261 applies to much of what it flies

EC 261 covers any flight departing an EU airport on any airline, and flights arriving in the EU operated by an EU airline. Because Wizz Air Malta is an EU carrier, both legs of a European round trip are usually covered.

Where it applies, an arrival delay of three hours or more, a cancellation with less than fourteen days' notice, or denied boarding entitles you to a fixed sum by distance — roughly €250, €400 or €600. It is not payable when the cause was an extraordinary circumstance, which in practice means most weather and air traffic control disruption.

The one rule that applies everywhere

If Wizz Air Malta cancels your flight and you decline the alternative, you are owed your money back for the unused portion — whatever the reason, weather included. A voucher is something you may accept, never something you can be required to take.

Where Wizz Air Malta flies from, and what applies there

Departing from Flights Scheme that applies
United Kingdom 4,161 UK261 — cash compensation possible
Romania 2,774 EC 261 — cash compensation possible
Italy 1,020 EC 261 — cash compensation possible
Austria 366 EC 261 — cash compensation possible

About Wizz Air Malta's record

Is Wizz Air Malta reliable?

Wizz Air Malta arrived on time 79.88% of the time across 8,325 flights, ranking 17 of 86 airlines measured. That is around the middle of the field.

How often does Wizz Air Malta cancel flights?

0.19% of its scheduled flights were cancelled. Cancellation matters more than delay for a traveller: it is the outcome that costs a day, and the one that triggers a refund entitlement.

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