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

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02/03/2023 07:01

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RNS Number : 5776R  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  02 March 2023

FEBRUARY 2023 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 3.8 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 97% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 2 March 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 February 2023.

 

In February 2023, Wizz Air carried 3,786,739 passengers, representing a 97.1%
increase compared to February 2022, at a load factor of 93.3%.

 

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

 

·      Wizz Air has announced a ninth A321neo aircraft joining its Abu
Dhabi fleet from this summer. A new destination will be added from Abu Dhabi
to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, also from this summer, along with the relaunch of
popular routes to Larnaca, Santorini and Sohag. The additional aircraft will
also serve increased frequencies on existing network.

·      Wizz Air has announced new routes from Italy, Lithuania and
Austria, connecting Rome Fiumicino with Rzeszow, in southeast Poland, Vilnius
with Malaga and Vienna with Hurghada.

·      Wizz Air has announced that due to safety and security concerns
it is temporarily suspending inbound flights to and from Chisinau, Moldova
starting from 14 March. From the same date Wizz Air will be expanding its
operations from Iasi, Romania base to accommodate its Moldovan customers.

·      Wizz Air signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Neste
for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2025. The MoU gives
Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase 36,000 tons of SAF per annum for the
supply across its route network in Europe and the UK.

·      Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions
per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 54.2 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 28 February 2023. For the month of
February CO(2) emissions were 48.9 grams per passenger/km (8.3% lower compared
to same month last year).

 

                   Month                               Rolling 12 months
                   February   February   Change**      28 February  28 February  Change

                   2023       2022                     2023         2022
 Capacity (seats)  4,059,387  2,110,636  92.3%         56,432,213   32,521,669   73.5%
 Passengers*       3,786,739  1,921,153  97.1%         49,280,667   25,084,016   96.5%
 Load Factor**     93.3%      91.0%      2.3ppts       87.3%        77.1%        10.2ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

 

                              Month                                 Rolling 12 months to:
                              February 2023  February  Change*      28 February  28 February  Change

                                             2022                   2023         2022
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      337,782        173,407   94.8%        4,510,491    2,547,864    77.0%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  48.9           53.4      -8.3%        54.2         63.4         -14.6%

*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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