Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Wizz Air will create over 400 new jobs at Rome Fiumicino airport following deployment of its fourteenth Airbus A321neo in March 2026. The Hungarian low-cost carrier is capitalizing on Vueling's workforce and route reductions, expanding capacity with nearly half a million additional annual seats in the Italian market.
The new aircraft will strengthen existing routes including London Luton, Málaga, and Tel Aviv while cementing Fiumicino's position as Wizz Air's strategic Italian hub. Employment opportunities span direct hiring (pilots and cabin crew) plus indirect airport-related positions.
Wizz Air has scheduled pilot recruitment events for October, strategically positioned to absorb workforce released by Vueling's downsizing.
Eurofound (2025), WizzAir, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 203411, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203411.