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

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04/04/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 0327H  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  04 April 2022

MARCH 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 2.48 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 416% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 4 April 2022: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing
and most sustainable European airline, today announces passenger and CO(2)
emission statistics for March 2022.

 

In March 2022, Wizz Air carried 2,476,105 passengers, representing a 416%
increase compared to March 2021, at a load factor of 86.2%.

 

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

 

·    Wizz Air announced it will support Ukrainian refugees by offering
them 100,000 free seats on all continental Europe flights departing from
Ukraine's border countries (Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania). Since then,
the offer has been extended from the end of March until 10(th) April 2022.

·      Wizz Air announced that it will continue the expansion of its
operations in Romania, adding a new aircraft to its base in Bucharest (#12)
and one aircraft to its base in Cluj-Napoca (#7). Two Airbus A321 aircraft
will join the respective bases from July and August of this year. Further to
this, Wizz Air announced the addition of one more Airbus A321 aircraft (#9) to
its base in Tirana, Albania, also from this summer.

·    Wizz Air announced new routes across its network originating from
Italy, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. New routes offer passengers
exciting destinations ranging from Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Cyprus,
Montenegro, Israel to Sri Lanka.

·    Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions
per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 62.5 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 March 2022, 0.4 grams per
passenger/km better than the glidepath Wizz Air disclosed in its F21 Annual
Report (p.28). For the month of March, CO(2) emissions in grams per
passenger/km were 23.2% lower compared to same month last year, as we witness
an improvement in load factors over same time.

 

                   Month                             Rolling 12 months to:
                   March      March    Change**      31 March     31 March     Change

                   2022       2021                   2022         2021
 Capacity (seats)  2,871,848  768,113  273.9%        34,625,404   15,929,391   117.4%
 Passengers*       2,476,105  480,203  415.6%        27,079,918   10,185,945   165.9%
 Load Factor**     86.2%      62.5%    23.7ppts      78.2%        63.9%        14.3ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

 

                              Month                         Rolling 12 months to:
                              March    March   Change*      31 March     31 March     Change

                              2022     2021                 2022         2021
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      233,773  56,366  314.7%       2,725,271    1,267,037    115.1%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  56.0     72.9    -23.2%       62.5         75.9         -17.6%

*rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

 

                                      Month                              Rolling 12 months to:
                                      March      March      Change*      31 March     31 March     Change

                                      2022       2021                    2022         2021
 Available Seat Kilometres (000s)     4,764,297  1,209,057  294.1%       55,655,698   25,576,015   117.6%
 Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)  4,174,933  773,461    439.8%       43,577,572   16,704,403   160.9%

*rounded to one decimal place

 

 

 

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of
153 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 10.2 million passengers in the financial year F21 ending 31 March
2021. 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, 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.

 

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 For more information:

 Investors:  Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air                               +36 1 777 9407

 Media:      Christie Rawlings, Wizz Air                             +36 70 685 1583/

                                                                     +44 7811 155205

             Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:   +44 20 3727 1017

 

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