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

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03/04/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 0592J  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  03 April 2024

MARCH 2024 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.8 MILLION PASSENGERS,

AN INCREASE OF 12% YEAR-ON-YEAR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 3 April 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 March 2024.

In March 2024, Wizz Air carried 4,778,980 passengers, representing a 12.0%
increase year-on-year, at a load factor of 90.8%, impacted by one-directional
VFR traffic during the Easter period.

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

·   Wizz Air restarted flights to Tel Aviv, Israel, with the initial
re-launch of operations from six bases. Throughout April, May and June,
further routes from the Wizz Air network will resume operations.

·     Wizz Air announced special flights for football fans flying to the
UEFA European Football Championship in Germany this summer.

·      Wizz Air celebrated International Women's Day with all-female
crews on selected flights across its network, strengthening its commitment to
fostering gender diversity and empowering women in aviation.

·      Wizz Air held the first 'Women on Air' event, offering an
opportunity for all employees to gain insights into the experiences of women
who have achieved remarkable success in leadership positions across the
aviation industry.

·     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 31 March 2024. For the month of
March, CO(2) emissions were 51.5 grams per passenger/km (1.3% higher than the
same month last year).

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

                   2024       2023                        2024            2023
 Capacity (seats)  5,260,659  4,630,191     13.6%         68,813,271      58,190,317  18.3%
 Passengers*       4,778,980  4,267,274     12.0%         62,015,792      51,071,836  21.4%
 Load Factor**     90.8%      92.2%         -1.3ppts      90.1%           87.8%       2.4ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*

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

                               2024     2023                      2024       2023
 CO2 emissions in tonnes       442,368  394,107     12.2%         5,720,139  4,670,825  22.5%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km**  51.5     50.9        1.3%          52.0       53.8       -3.3%

* excluding cargo flights

**rounded to one decimal place

 

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ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline, operates a
fleet of 207 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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