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

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02/10/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 5536G  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  02 October 2024

SEPTEMBER 2024 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSIONS

WIZZ AIR PASSENGER GROWTH STRONGEST IN YTD

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 2 October 2024: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), one of the most
sustainable European airlines, announces passenger and CO(2) emission
statistics for September 2024.

Wizz Air carried 5.76 million passengers during the month of September, up
3.9% year on year. Seat capacity was up 4.8% YoY, despite the Pratt &
Whitney GTF engine-related groundings, resulting in a load factor of 91.7%,
down 70bps on last year's 92.4%.

For Q2 F25, seat capacity was up 1.2% YoY to 19.11 million, while passenger
numbers increased 1.1% YoY to 17.90 million.

During the month:

-      Wizz Air announced the launch of its first routes to be flown by
the airline's new Airbus A321XLR (Extra Long Range) aircraft. Daily London
Gatwick-Jeddah and daily Milan Malpensa-Abu Dhabi services are due to commence
next summer.

-      Wizz Air's passenger growth rate of 3.9% YoY is the strongest
recorded in the calendar year to date.

-      While still one of the leading airlines in terms of lower emissions
per passenger kilometer, September saw CO(2)/ RPK emission increase by 2.5%
YoY, to 52.3 grams. This reflected the suboptimal fleet mix (older aircraft
and lower gauge) due to the GTF engine-related grounding of Wizz Air's
efficient A321neo fleet.

 

                   Month                                         Rolling 12 months
                   September  September     Change       September       September   Change YoY

                   2024       2023          YoY          2024            2023
 Capacity (seats)  6,276,126  5,991,145     4.8%         69,163,406      63,330,385  9.2%
 Passengers*       5,756,632  5,538,773     3.9%         62,288,437      57,574,743  8.2%
 Load Factor**     91.7%      92.4%         -0.7ppts     90.1%           90.9%       -0.9ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*

                    Month                              Rolling 12 months
                    September  September     Change    September  September  Change

                    2024       2023                    2024       2023
 CO2 (MT)           516,129    497.606       3.7%      5,765,754  5,220,049  10.5%

 emissions
 CO2g per pax/km**  52.3       51.0          2.5%      52.6       51.6       2.0%

* excluding cargo flights

**rounded to one decimal place

 

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ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, one of the most sustainable European airlines, operates a fleet of
over 220 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 62 million passengers in the financial year ending 31
March 2024. 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 2021-2024
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:  Mark Simpson, Wizz Air                                       +36 1 777 9407
             Dorottya Durucsko, Wizz Air

 Media:      Andras Rado, Wizz Air                                        communications@wizzair.com

             James McFarlane / Eleni Menikou/ Charles Hirst, MHP Group:   +44 (0) 20 3128 8100

 

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