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

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03/01/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 4641L  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  03 January 2023

DECEMBER 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.2 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 58% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 3 January 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 December 2022.

 

In December 2022, Wizz Air carried 4,180,310 passengers, representing a 58.4%
increase compared to December 2021, at a load factor of 84.5%.

 

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

 

·      Wizz Air launched new routes from Italy to Saudi Arabia,
including Milan to Jeddah and Rome to Riyadh. It also commenced flying from
Austria to Saudi Arabia, connecting Vienna to both Jeddah and Riyadh.

·      Wizz Air has announced further expansion at following bases: (i)
two additional A321neo aircraft at Rome Fiumicino, Italy bringing the total
number of aircraft to nine, (ii) one additional A321neo aircraft at Vienna,
Austria for a total of six aircraft, (iii) one additional A321neo aircraft at
Warsaw, Poland for a total of ten aircraft, (iv) one additional A321neo
aircraft at Tirana, Albania for a total of ten aircraft, (v) one additional
A321neo aircraft at Kutaisi, Georgia for a total of three aircraft and (vi)
one additional A321ceo aircraft at Belgrade, Serbia for a total of four
aircraft. All additional aircraft will operate new routes and increased
frequencies from 2023.

·      Wizz Air celebrated opening of its Suceava, Romania base with
first of the two aircraft and the arrival of the fourth aircraft, an A321neo,
to Iasi base in Romania. At the same time, Wizz Air also celebrated the
arrival of seventh A321neo aircraft to its base in Sofia, Bulgaria. With this
arrival Wizz Air's fleet in Bulgaria reaches the total of ten aircraft.

·      Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions
per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 55.2 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 December 2022. For the month of
December CO(2) emissions were 55.3 grams per passenger/km (13.3% lower
compared to same month last year).

 

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

                   2022       2021                     2022         2021
 Capacity (seats)  4,947,470  3,498,880  41.4%         52,672,926   28,887,576   82.3%
 Passengers*       4,180,310  2,638,331  58.4%         45,661,915   21,722,799   110.2%
 Load Factor**     84.5%      75.4%      9.1ppts       86.7%        75.2%        11.5ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

 

                              Month                                 Rolling 12 months to:
                              December 2022  December  Change*      31 December  31 December  Change

                                             2021                   2022         2021
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      405,591        276,639   46.6%        4,200,926    2,253,911    86.4%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  55.3           63.8      -13.3%       55.2         65.3         -15.4%

*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 177 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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