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

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RNS Number : 9906R  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  03 January 2025

DECEMBER 2024 TRAFFIC AND CO2 STATISTICS

CONTINUED POSITIVE LOAD AND EMISSION TRENDS

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 3 January 2025: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), one of the most
sustainable European airlines, announces passenger and CO(2) emission
statistics for December 2024.

Wizz Air carried 5.06 million passengers during the month of December a 1.9%
increase year on year. Seat capacity was down 3.1% YoY, resulting in a load
factor of 86.5%, up 4.3ppts on last year's load factor of 82.1%.

During the month:

-       The positive yield environment and booking profile seen in
November continued into December.

-       Early indications for our Q4 period, ending March 2025, remain
positive, with bookings currently running ahead by over 2ppts vs this time
last year.

-       On December 31(st), Wizz Air and Pratt & Whitney announced
that they had agreed compensation terms related to those aircraft grounded due
to issues with P&W's GTF engine.

-       Broader negotiations on engine selection remain ongoing as Wizz
continues to seek the most cost-efficient engine decision for its future.

-       Wizz Air, as one of the leading airlines in terms of lower
emissions per passenger, was pleased to report a further decline in CO(2)
emissions per RPK for this month, down 4.1% YoY, to 53.7 grammes.

                   Month                                        Rolling 12 months
                   December   December      Change      December        December    Change

                   2024       2023          YoY         2024            2023        YoY
 Capacity (seats)  5,853,738  6,044,106     -3.1%       69,092,918      66,409,653  4.0%
 Passengers*       5,061,425  4,964,857     1.9%        62,686,711      60,313,160  3.9%
 Load Factor**     86.5%      82.1%         4.3ppts     90.7%           90.8%       -0.1ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*

                       Month                             Rolling 12 months
                       December  December      Change    December   December   Change

                       2024      2023          YoY       2024       2023       YoY
 CO(2) (MT)            482,951   500,027       -3.4%     5,761,732  5,501,007  4.7%

 emissions
 CO(2) g per pax/km**  53.7      55.9          -4.1%     52.4       51.5       1.9%

* 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 in the three years 2022, 2023
and 2024.

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

 Media:
 Andras Rado, Wizz Air                                           communications@wizzair.com (mailto:communications@wizzair.com)

 James McFarlane / Eleni Menikou/ Charles Hirst, MHP Group       wizz@mhpgroup.com (mailto:wizz@mhpgroup.com)

                                                                 +44 7584 142665

 

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