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

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04/09/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 2009L  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  04 September 2023

AUGUST 2023 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 6.1 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 24% YEAR-ON-YEAR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 4 September 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 August 2023.

In August 2023, Wizz Air carried 6,143,859 passengers, representing a 23.9%
increase compared to August 2022, at a load factor of 94.1%.

The airline continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering in
August. During the month:

·      Wizz Air had a completion rate of 99.6%*, higher than any other
European low cost carrier;

·      Wizz Air UK announced a new route from London Luton Airport to
Sphinx International Airport near Cairo, Egypt. The new route will take UK
travellers to a perfect destination from which to explore the city of Giza and
the vibrant Egyptian capital;

·      Wizz Air celebrated 65 million passengers travelling from London
Luton Airport. As the airport's largest carrier with 12 aircraft, Wizz Air
currently operates around 100 flights per day across 58 routes;

·      Wizz Air Hungary cabin crew training organization, which provides
initial cabin crew training, obtained approval from the Ministry of
Construction and Transport in Hungary to issue cabin crew attestation. Wizz
Air is the first airline in the country whose training organization can issue
this type of international document on behalf of the Hungarian Civil Aviation
Authority. Additionally, this document will be valid in all EU countries;

·      Wizz Air consistently reports the lowest CO(2) emissions per
passenger/km among its competitor airlines, with 51.9 grams per passenger/km
for the rolling 12 months to 31 August 2023. For the month of August, CO(2)
emissions were 50.5 grams per passenger/km (5.3% lower than the same month
last year).

*Cirium, August 2023

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

                   2023       2022                     2023        2022
 Capacity (seats)  6,528,459  5,479,642  19.1%         62,647,040  47,094,171  33.0%
 Passengers*       6,143,859  4,960,116  23.9%         56,609,872  39,482,934  43.4%
 Load Factor**     94.1%      90.5%      3.6pp         90.4%       83.8%       6.5pp

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

                              Month                              Rolling 12 months to:
                              August 2023  August   Change*      31 August    31 August    Change

                                           2022                  2023         2022
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      536,268      430,476  24.6%        5,136,941    3,719,779    38.1%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  50.5         53.4     -5.3%        51.9         57.7         -10.1%

*rounded to one decimal place

**excluding cargo flights

 

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline, operates a
fleet of 185 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 51.1 million passengers in the Financial Year F23
ending 31 March 2023. 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 named Airline of the Year
by Air Transport Awards in 2019 and in 2023. Wizz Air has also been recognised
as the "Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline" within the World Finance
Sustainability Awards in 2021-2023 and the "Global Environmental
Sustainability Airline Group of the Year" by the CAPA-Centre for Aviation
Awards for Excellence 2022.

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 For more information:

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

 Media:      Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air                                     +36 1 777 9324

             James McFarlane / Eleni Menikou/ Charles Hirst, MHP Group:   +44 (0) 20 3128 8100

 

 

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