REG - Wizz Air Holdings - April 2022 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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03/05/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 9842J  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  03 May 2022

APRIL 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 3.62 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 542% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 3 May 2022: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing
and most sustainable European airline, today announces passenger and CO(2)
emission statistics for April 2022.

 

In April 2022, Wizz Air carried 3,624,322 passengers, representing a 542%
increase compared to April 2021, at a load factor of 83.4%.

 

Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering in
April, including:

 

·      Wizz Air announced acquisition of additional two daily slot
pairs from Vueling at London Luton Airport. The added slots will increase
frequencies on existing routes to Romania and Poland. This expansion adds
167,000 seats, reinforcing Wizz Air's position as the largest operator at
London Luton Airport with over 5.6 million seats in total for the summer
season.

·      Wizz Air launched its new base at Cardiff Airport with nine new
routes to destinations across Europe and beyond. The new base is Wizz Air's
fourth in the UK. Its Welsh customers and those from South West England will
be able to take advantage of ultra-low fares on direct flights to a range of
sunshine destinations from Spain to Greece and Egypt.

·      Wizz Air announced new routes across its network originating from
Italy, United Kingdom, Romania, Poland, Lithuania and Bosnia and Hercegovina.
New routes offer passengers exciting destinations ranging from Greece,
Germany, Denmark and Croatia.

·      Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions
per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 61.8 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 April 2022. For the month of
April, CO(2) emissions in grams per passenger/km were 24.7% lower compared to
same month last year, as we witness an improvement in load factors over same
time.

 

                   Month                           Rolling 12 months to:
                   April      April    Change**    30 April     30 April     Change

                   2022       2021                 2022         2021
 Capacity (seats)  4,343,450  953,094  355.7%      38,015,760   16,776,983   126.6%
 Passengers*       3,624,322  564,634  541.9%      30,139,606   10,672,197   182.4%
 Load Factor**     83.4%      59.2%    24.2ppts    79.3%        63.6%        15.7ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

 

                              Month                       Rolling 12 months to:
                              April    April   Change*    30 April     30 April     Change

                              2022     2021               2022         2021
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      350,486  72,028  386.6%     3,003,729    1,329,908    125.9%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  58.6     77.8    -24.7%     61.8         76.1         -18.8%

*rounded to one decimal place

 

 

 

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of
154 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. A team of dedicated aviation professionals
delivers superior service and very low fares, making Wizz Air the preferred
choice of 10.2 million passengers in the financial year F21 ending 31 March
2021. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ.
The company was recently named one of the world's top ten safest airlines by
airlineratings.com, the world's only safety and product rating agency, and
2020 Airline of the Year by ATW, the most coveted honour an airline or
individual can receive, recognizing individuals and organizations that have
distinguished themselves through outstanding performance, innovation, and
superior service.

 

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 For more information:

 Investors:  Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air                               +36 1 777 9407

 Media:      Christie Rawlings, Wizz Air                             +36 70 685 1583/

                                                                     +44 7811 155205

             Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:   +44 20 3727 1017

 

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