REG - Wizz Air Holdings - December 2021 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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04/01/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 2529X  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  04 January 2022

DECEMBER 2021 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 2,638,000 PASSENGERS

 

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 4 January 2022: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the
fastest-growing European airline, today announces passenger and CO(2) emission
statistics for December 2021.

 

In December 2021, Wizz Air carried 2,638,000 passengers at a load factor of
75.4%. Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer
offering as follows:

 

·     Wizz Air announced that it has acquired 15 daily slot pairs from
Norwegian Air Shuttle at Gatwick Airport. The deal means Wizz Air UK will
base four additional Airbus A321neo aircraft at Gatwick, bringing the total
number of aircraft based at Gatwick Airport to five from Spring 2022 onwards.

·   Wizz Air UK announced that it will launch new routes from its Gatwick
Airport base to 14 new destinations including, Faro, Palma, Larnaca, Catania,
Podgorica, Tel Aviv, Chania, Mykonos and Funchal. There will also be new
routes from Milan, Rome, Vienna, Bari and Naples to Gatwick Airport, with
those flights operated by Wizz Air Hungary. A mixture of year-round and
seasonal routes, these new flights will launch from March onwards.

·   Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions per
passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 65.3 grams per passenger/km
for the rolling 12 months to 31 December 2021. For the month of December,
CO(2) emissions in grams per passenger/km were 25.4% lower compared to same
month last year, as we witness an improvement in load factors over same time.

 

                   Month                                   Rolling 12 months to:
                   December   December 2020  Change**      31 December  31 December  Change

                   2021                                    2021         2020
 Capacity (seats)  3,498,880  1,187,553      194.6%        28,887,576   22,293,106   29.6%
 Passengers*       2,638,331  665,722        296.3%        21,722,799   16,676,151   30.3%
 Load Factor**     75.4%      56.1%          19.3ppts      75.2%        74.8%        0.4ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

 

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

                              2021      2020                   2021         2020
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      276,639   91,986    200.7%       2,253,911    1,846,851    22.0%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  63.8      85.6      -25.4%       65.3         67.1         -2.6%

*rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

 

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

                                      2021       2020                    2021         2020
 Available Seat Kilometres (000s)     5,748,195  1,838,811  212.6%       45,971,223   36,235,418   26.9%
 Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)  4,334,896  1,075,126  303.2%       34,516,012   27,543,701   25.3%

*rounded to one decimal place

 

 

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of
150 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

             Natasha Seager Smith, Wizz Air:                         +36 1 777 8475

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

 

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