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

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03/01/2024 07:15

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RNS Number : 4417Y  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  03 January 2024

DECEMBER 2023 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 5.0 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 19% YEAR-ON-YEAR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 3 January 2024: 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 2023.

In December 2023, Wizz Air carried 4,964,857 passengers, representing an 18.8%
increase compared to December 2022, at a load factor of 82.1%.

On 3rd January 2024, Wizz Air was awarded the World's Top 10 Safest Low-Cost
Airline Award by AirlineRatings.com.

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

·      Wizz Air Abu-Dhabi celebrated a record-breaking calendar year in
2023, doubling the number of flights to 15,000 and carrying more than three
million passengers. The current fleet of 12 aircraft in Abu-Dhabi flies to 40
destinations in 27 countries.

·      Wizz Air delivered its 4th aircraft to the Kutaisi base in Georgia
and launched a new route to Copenhagen, consolidating our position as the
largest operating airline out of Kutaisi.

·      Wizz Air announced further investment in Poland with the addition
of a 12th aircraft to its Warsaw Chopin base, reinforcing its leading position
among low-cost airlines. In the same month, Wizz Air celebrated our 100
millionth passenger in Poland, underscoring our longstanding commitment to the
Polish market.

·      Wizz Air continues to consistently report the lowest CO(2)
emissions per passenger/km among competitor airlines, with 51.5 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 December 2023. For the month of
December, CO(2) emissions were 55.9 grams per passenger/km (1.1% higher than
the same month last year).

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

                   2023       2022                     2023         2022
 Capacity (seats)  6,044,106  4,947,470  22.2%         66,409,653   52,672,926   26.1%
 Passengers*       4,964,857  4,180,310  18.8%         60,313,160   45,661,902   32.1%
 Load Factor**     82.1%      84.5%      -2.4pp        90.8%        86.7%        4.1pp

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*

                               Month                                  Rolling 12 months
                               December 2023  December  Change**      31 December  31 December  Change

                                              2022                    2023         2022
 CO2 emissions in tonnes       500,027        405,591   23.3%         5,501,007    4,200,926    30.9%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km**  55.9           55.3      1.1%          51.5         55.2         -6.8%

* excluding cargo flights

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline, operates a
fleet of 195 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 2022-2023.

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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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