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

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04/03/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 3672F  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  04 March 2024

FEBRUARY 2024 TRAFFIC AND

CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.4 MILLION PASSENGERS,

AN INCREASE OF 16% YEAR-ON-YEAR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 4 March 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 February 2024.

In February 2024, Wizz Air carried 4,385,695 passengers, representing a 15.8%
increase year-on-year, at a load factor of 90.0%. The February load factor
continued to be impacted by reallocated Israel capacity and more flown
capacity than anticipated, as some of the aircraft groundings related to the
mandatory GTF engine inspections occurred later than expected.

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

·      Wizz Air announced the opening of its second training center in
Rome scheduled for May of 2024. The training center will house three
full-flight simulators with capacity to train over 4800 Wizz Air pilots
yearly.

·      Wizz Air strengthened its leading position in Hungary by adding
two Airbus A321neos to its Budapest based fleet and has announced official
partnership with the Hungarian Olympic Committee.

·      Wizz Air improved its score in CDP's 2023 (Carbon Disclosure
Project) global environmental impact ranking. An overall "B" score in the CDP
ranking indicates that Wizz Air is taking coordinated action on climate
issues.

·      Wizz Air has been awarded 'Strategic Investment of The Year -
Europe' at the 2023 SAF Investor Awards, recognizing Wizz Air's equity
investment in Firefly Green Fuels, a UK-based biofuel company dedicated to SAF
production from sewage sludge.

·      Wizz Air continues to consistently report the lowest CO(2)
emissions per passenger/km among competitor airlines, with 52.0 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 29 February 2024. For the month of
February, CO(2) emissions were 51.4 grams per passenger/km (5.1% higher than
the same month last year).

                   Month                                          Rolling 12 months
                   February   February      Change**      29 February     28 February  Change

                   2024       2023                        2024            2023
 Capacity (seats)  4,872,083  4,059,387     20.0%         68,182,803      56,431,974   20.8%
 Passengers*       4,385,695  3,786,739     15.8%         61,504,086      49,280,667   24.8%
 Load Factor**     90.0%      93.3%         -3.3pp        90.2%           87.3%        2.9pp

*booked passengers; January 2024 passengers figure of 4,740,815 revised up by
1,005 passengers to 4,741,820 due to a reporting error.

**rounded to one decimal place

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*

                               Month                                 Rolling 12 months
                               February  February      Change**      29 February  28 February  Change

                               2024      2023                        2024         2023
 CO2 emissions in tonnes       409,624   337,782       21.3%         5,671,878    4,510,491    25.7%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km**  51.4      48.9          5.1%          52.0         54.2         -4.1%

* excluding cargo flights; January 2024 CO2 emissions of 475,294 tons revised
up by 6,484 tons to 481,778 tons due to a reporting error.

**rounded to one decimal place; January 2024 CO2 grams per passenger/km
revised up by 0.7g to 55.6g due to a reporting error.

 

 

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ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline, operates a
fleet of 201 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 60.3 million passengers in 2023. 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 2021-2023 and the "Global Environmental
Sustainability Airline Group of the Year" by the CAPA-Centre for Aviation
Awards for Excellence 2022-2023.

 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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