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

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02/11/2022 07:17

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RNS Number : 9970E  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  02 November 2022

OCTOBER 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.5 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 52% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 2 November 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 October 2022.

 

In October 2022, Wizz Air carried 4,528,592 passengers, representing a 52.1%
increase compared to October 2021, at a load factor of 87.8%.

 

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

 

·      Wizz Air UK announced a mixture of year-round and seasonal routes
launching from October 2022 onwards, with four routes from London Luton, and
five from Gatwick Airport.

·      Wizz Air UK has also celebrated carrying a total of 15 million
passengers on its routes from London Luton Airport since the opening of the
base in 2017. Since that time, Wizz Air UK has continued to expand at the
airport, and now operates 69 routes to 30 countries in Europe and beyond.

·      Wizz Air celebrated the arrival of its 170th Airbus aircraft. The
arrival of new A321neo strengthens Wizz Air's position as the largest operator
of this aircraft type in Europe.

·      Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has launched an exciting new route from Abu
Dhabi to the ancient city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan and has also operated its
first flight to Maldives, a famous traveler hotspot.

·      Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions
per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 56.9 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 October 2022. For the month of
October CO(2) emissions were 54.1 grams per passenger/km (12.2% lower compared
to same month last year).

 

                   Month                               Rolling 12 months***
                   October    October    Change**      31 October   31 October   Change

                   2022       2021                     2022         2021
 Capacity (seats)  5,156,543  3,743,804  37.7%         49,989,783   24,391,390   104.9%
 Passengers*       4,528,592  2,977,286  52.1%         42,609,345   18,035,096   136.3%
 Load Factor**     87.8%      79.5%      8.3ppts       85.2%        73.9%        11.3ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

***adjusted to exclude non-revenue flights

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

 

                              Month                               Rolling 12 months to:
                              October 2022  October  Change*      31 October   31 October   Change

                                            2021                  2022         2021
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      415,889       295,066  40.9%        4,000,634    1,890,471    111.6%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  54.1          61.5     -12.2%       56.9         65.9         -13.6%

*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 172 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 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, recognising individuals and organisations
that have distinguished themselves through outstanding performance,
innovation, and superior service, and was also rated the most sustainable
airline in Europe by Sustainalytics in January 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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