REG - Wizz Air Holdings - August 2024 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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03/09/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 6178C  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  03 September 2024

AUGUST 2024 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED A RECORD 6.2 MILLION PASSENGERS

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 3 September 2024: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), one of the most
sustainable European airlines, announces passenger and CO(2) emission
statistics for August 2024.

Wizz Air carried a record 6.2 million passengers during the month of August at
an improved load factor of 95.4% (vs 94.1% last year), despite operated seat
capacity being down 0.4% YoY due to the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine-related
groundings.

During the month:

-       Wizz Air launched a revolutionary new product, the All you can
fly annual membership scheme, which sold out within 48 hours from launch.

-       While remaining one of the leading airlines in terms of lower
emissions per passenger kilometer, in August CO(2)/ RPK emission slightly
increased by 0.7% YoY, to 50.9 grams, due to the suboptimal fleet mix (older
aircraft and lower gauge) resulting from the GTF engine-related grounding of
Wizz Air's efficient A321neo fleet.

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

                   2024       2023                       2024            2023
 Capacity (seats)  6,500,708  6,528,459     -0.4%        68,878,425      62,647,040  9.9%
 Passengers*       6,203,673  6,143,859     1.0%         62,070,578      56,609,872  9.6%
 Load Factor**     95.4%      94.1%         1.3ppts      90.1%           90.4%       -0.2ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*

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

                               2024     2023                    2024       2023
 CO2 emissions in tonnes       536,186  536,268     0.0%        5,747,231  5,136,941  11.9%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km**  50.9     50.5        0.7%        52.5       51.9       1.1%

* excluding cargo flights

**rounded to one decimal place

 

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ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, one of the most sustainable European airlines, operates a fleet of
over 220 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 62 million passengers in the financial year ending 31
March 2024. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker
WIZZ. The company was recently named the World's Top 5 Safest Low-Cost
Airlines 2024 by 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 2021-2024
and the "Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year" by the
CAPA-Centre for Aviation Awards for Excellence 2022-2023.

 For more information:
 Investors:  Mark Simpson, Wizz Air                                       +36 1 777 9407
             Dorottya Durucsko, Wizz Air

 Media:      Andras Rado, Wizz Air                                        +36 1 777 9324

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

 

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