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

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02/12/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 3401I  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  02 December 2022

NOVEMBER 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 3.7 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 70% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 2 December 2022: 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 November 2022.

In November 2022, Wizz Air carried 3,682,516 passengers, representing a 69.6%
increase compared to November 2021, at a load factor of 88.1%.

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

·      Wizz Air has been named Global Environmental Sustainability
Airline Group of the Year at the inaugural CAPA (Centre for Aviation) Asia
Aviation Summit and Sustainability Expo in Singapore. The CAPA Environmental
Sustainability Awards for Excellence recognise airlines and airports who put
climate change at the forefront of their business and strive for carbon
neutrality.

·      Wizz Air has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OMV,
an oil, gas and chemicals company headquartered in Vienna, for the supply of
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) between 2023 and 2030. The MoU gives Wizz Air
the opportunity to purchase up to 185,000 metric tons of SAF from OMV.

·      Wizz Air has announced further expansion at its Larnaca base in
Cyprus. The allocation of two more A321NEOs will grow the base to a total of
four aircraft. They will operate 32 routes to cities in 18 countries,
including to Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and growing frequencies
to Athens, London Luton, Prague, Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki and Yerevan.

·      Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions
per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 55.7 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 November 2022. For the month of
November CO(2) emissions were 53.3 grams per passenger/km (16.2% lower
compared to same month last year).

                   Month                               Rolling 12 months***
                   November   November   Change**      30 November  30 November  Change

                   2022       2021                     2022         2021
 Capacity (seats)  4,180,104  2,853,998  46.5%         51,224,336   26,576,249   92.7%
 Passengers*       3,682,516  2,171,581  69.6%         44,119,936   19,750,190   123.4%
 Load Factor**     88.1%      76.1%      12.0ppts      86.1%        74.3%        11.8ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

***adjusted to exclude non-revenue flights

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

                              Month                                 Rolling 12 months to:
                              November 2022  November  Change*      30 November  30 November  Change

                                             2021                   2022         2021
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      343,874        224,019   53.5%        4,071,974    2,069,258    96.8%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  53.3           63.6      -16.2%       55.7         66.2         -15.8%

*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 174 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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