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

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04/10/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 6890B  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  04 October 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.6 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 52% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 4 October 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 September 2022.

 

In September 2022, Wizz Air carried 4,573,889 passengers, representing a 51.5%
increase compared to September 2021, at a load factor of 87.1%.

 

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

 

·      Wizz Air announced major expansion in Romania and rescue fares
for Blue Air passengers. Additional five aircraft are being allocated to
Bucharest, growing to 17 aircraft in total, and more capacity is added to
Bacau, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi and Sibiu.

·      Wizz Air announced re-opening of its base in Chisinau, Moldova
with three aircraft and 15 resumed routes. The base was temporarily closed at
the end of February this year as a result of closure of Moldovan airspace.

·      Wizz Air has exercised its purchase rights under Airbus purchase
agreement to firm up its order for additional 75 A321neo aircraft with
delivery dates in years 2028 - 2029.

·      Wizz Air has announced further expansion across Italy with
additional 750,000 seats on sale from Rome and Milan and 12 new routes
launching from October. The latest expansion makes Wizz Air a third largest
airline in Italy in terms of capacity offered on sale.

·      Wizz Air Malta has received an air operator certificate and an
operating license. Its first flight was on 27 September from Rome Fiumicino
International Airport.

·      Wizz Air successfully repatriated one of its aircraft that was
stranded in Ukraine.

·      Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions
per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 57.1 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 September 2022. For the month of
September CO(2) emissions were 55.3 grams per passenger/km (12.7% lower
compared to same month last year).

 

                   Month                               Rolling 12 months***
                   September  September  Change**      30 September  30 September  Change

                   2022       2021                     2022          2021
 Capacity (seats)  5,252,893  3,837,062  36.9%         48,538,080    23,050,314    110.6%
 Passengers*       4,573,889  3,019,665  51.5%         41,066,818    15,639,783    162.6%
 Load Factor**     87.1%      78.7%      8.4ppts       84.6%         67.9%         16.7ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

***adjusted to exclude non-revenue flights

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

 

                              Month                                          Rolling 12 months to:
                              September  September  Change*         30 September       30 September  Change

                              2022       2021                       2022               2021
 CO2 emissions in tonnes      414,498    296,894    39.6%           3,837,383          1,735,598     121.1%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km*  55.3       63.3       -12.7%          57.1               68.0          -16.0%

*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 168 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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