THE MIDDLE EAST’S

82. Johan Eidhagen

Company: Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
Designation: Managing Director
Nationality: Swedish
Country: U.A.E.
Category: Airlines

Eidhagen joined Wizz Air Abu Dhabi in 2015 as the chief marketing officer, and was appointed as managing director in April 2023. The airline flies between 40 destinations within a five-hour flight time radius of Abu Dhabi. In 2023, the company operated more than 15,000 flights and carried three million passengers, more than double that of 2022. In the same year, the airline added four new A321 aircraft, taking the total fleet to 12 aircraft, and increased its seat capacity by 135% to 3.7 million seats on sale. Before his current role, Eidhagen was ESG and chief people officer since 2021. Prior to joining the company, he worked in sales and marketing at Nokia.