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

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03/04/2023 07:15

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RNS Number : 0431V  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  03 April 2023

MARCH 2023 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.3 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 72% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 3 April 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 March 2023.

In March 2023, Wizz Air carried 4,267,274 passengers, representing a 72.3%
increase compared to March 2022, at a load factor of 92.2%.

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

·      Wizz Air announced addition of one more aircraft to the Budapest
base. A total fleet of 14 aircraft will serve additional frequencies on routes
from Hungary and will support addition of two new destinations from Budapest
to Copenhagen, Denmark and Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.

·      Wizz Air celebrated the launch of new routes from London Luton
Airport and Gatwick Airport to Istanbul, Turkey. Flights from both airports
will operate daily frequency.

·      Wizz Air announced the launch of a new route from Milan Malpensa
to Sphinx International Airport serving Cairo. This is Wizz Air's first
connection to Egypt's capital city.

·      Wizz Air was named Airline of the Year at Air Transport Awards.
The annual awards are given to organizations in recognition of excellence and
of achievements in the aviation sector.

·      Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions
per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 53.8 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 March 2023. For the month of
March CO(2) emissions were 50.9 grams per passenger/km (9.1% lower compared to
same month last year).

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

                   2023       2022                     2023        2022
 Capacity (seats)  4,630,191  2,871,848  61.2%         58,190,556  34,625,404  68.1%
 Passengers*       4,267,274  2,476,105  72.3%         51,071,836  27,079,918  88.6%
 Load Factor**     92.2%      86.2%      5.9pp         87.8%       78.2%       9.6pp

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

                              Month                             Rolling 12 months to:
                              March 2023  March    Change*      31 March     31 March     Change

                                          2022                  2023         2022
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      394,107     233,773  68.6%        4,670,825    2,725,271    71.4%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  50.9        56.0     -9.1%        53.8         62.5         -14.0%

*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 180 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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