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

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01/09/2022 15:15

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RNS Number : 9992X  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  01 September 2022

 

AUGUST 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 5 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 39% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 1 September 2022: 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 August 2022.

 

In August 2022, Wizz Air carried 4,960,116 passengers, representing a 38.5%
increase compared to August 2021, at a load factor of 90.5%.

 

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

 

·      Wizz Air announced the launch of 20 new routes from Bucharest,
Budapest, Catania, Larnaca, Milan, Naples, Rome, Sofia, Tirana, Venice and
Vienna to Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The
airline introduces a new era of extended travel opportunities at ultra-low
fares between Europe and the Kingdom to strengthen Saudi Arabia's global
connectivity.

·      Additionally, Wizz Air relaunched the operation of several routes
from it's bases in Hungary, Italy, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Austria,
Albania, Moldova and London Luton. The restarting routes will be available
starting from autumn 2022 to serve the best interest of the customers
travelling across Europe with the airline.

·      Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions
per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 57.7 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 August 2022. For the month of
August CO(2) emissions in grams per passenger/km were 11.7% lower compared to
same month last year, as we witness an improvement in load factors over same
time.

 

                   Month                               Rolling 12 months to:
                   August     August     Change**      31 August    31 August    Change

                   2022       2021                     2022         2021
 Capacity (seats)  5,479,642  4,284,524  27.9%         47,094,171   20,989,144   124.4%
 Passengers*       4,960,116  3,581,788  38.5%         39,482,934   14,773,076   167.3%
 Load Factor**     90.5%      83.6%      6.9ppts       83.8%        70.4%        13.5ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

 

                              Month                          Rolling 12 months to:
                              August   August   Change*      31 August    31 August    Change

                              2022     2021                  2022         2021
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      430,476  337,611  27.5%        3,719,779    1,636,121    127.4%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  53.4     60.4     -11.7%       57.7         69.7         -17.2%

*rounded to one decimal place

 

 

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline and one of the
most sustainable, operates a fleet of 161 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 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, recognising individuals and organisations
that have distinguished themselves through outstanding performance,
innovation, and superior service, and was also rated the most sustainable
airline in Europe by Sustainalytics in January 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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