REG - Wizz Air Holdings - April 2023 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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02/05/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 9867X  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  02 May 2023

APRIL 2023 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.9 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 32% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 2 May 2023: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest growing
and one of the most sustainable European airlines, today announces passenger
and CO(2) emission statistics for April 2023.

 

In April 2023, Wizz Air carried 4,927,076 passengers, representing a 32.3%
increase compared to April 2022, at a load factor of 90.9%.

 

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

 

·      Wizz Air announced a £5 million investment in a biofuel company,
Firefly, marking its first equity investment in sustainable aviation fuel
(SAF) research and development. The investment seeks to enable a supply of SAF
to Wizz Air operations from 2028, receiving up to 525,000 tonnes over 15
years;

·      Wizz Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Cepsa, a leading international company committed to sustainable mobility and
energy, for the supply of SAF from 2025. The MoU gives Wizz Air the
opportunity to purchase SAF to supply the airline's route network across
Spain.

·      Wizz Air announced addition of one more aircraft to the Kutaisi,
Georgia base. A total fleet of four aircraft will increase frequencies and add
another destination to a network of routes to and from Georgia's second
largest city;

·      Wizz Air inaugurated first flights from Sofia, Bulgaria and
Naples, Italy to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, along with connecting Rome, Italy to
Cairo, Egypt and adding more destinations from Brasov, Romania to the UK and
Germany;

·      Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions
per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 53.3 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 April 2023. For the month of
April CO(2) emissions were 51.3 grams per passenger/km (10.0% lower compared
to same month last year).

 

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

                   2023       2022                     2023        2022
 Capacity (seats)  5,418,024  4,461,965  21.4%         59,146,615  38,134,275  55.1%
 Passengers*       4,927,076  3,724,770  32.3%         52,274,142  30,240,054  72.9%
 Load Factor**     90.9%      83.5%      7.5pp         88.4%       79.3%       9.1pp

*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

                              2023     2022                  2023         2022
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      447,788  350,486  27.8%        4,768,126    3,003,729    58.7%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  51.3     57.0     -10.0%       53.3         61.6         -13.3%

*rounded to one decimal place

**excluding cargo flights

 

 

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline and one of the
most sustainable, operates a fleet of 180 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 40.0 million passengers in
the financial year F20 ending 31 March, 2020 and 27.1 million passengers in
the financial year F22 ending 31 March 2022. 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
(http://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. Wizz Air is a recipient of CAPA's
prestigious Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the year
award, 2022.

 

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 For more information:

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

 Media:      Zsuzsa Trubek, Wizz Air                                 +36 70 652 4115

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

 

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