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August 2022 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC
01 September 2022
 

 

AUGUST 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 5 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 39% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 1 September 2022: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing and one of the most sustainable European airlines, today announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for August 2022.

 

In August 2022, Wizz Air carried 4,960,116 passengers, representing a 38.5% increase compared to August 2021, at a load factor of 90.5%.

 

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

 

·      Wizz Air announced the launch of 20 new routes from Bucharest, Budapest, Catania, Larnaca, Milan, Naples, Rome, Sofia, Tirana, Venice and Vienna to Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The airline introduces a new era of extended travel opportunities at ultra-low fares between Europe and the Kingdom to strengthen Saudi Arabia's global connectivity.

·      Additionally, Wizz Air relaunched the operation of several routes from it's bases in Hungary, Italy, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Austria, Albania, Moldova and London Luton. The restarting routes will be available starting from autumn 2022 to serve the best interest of the customers travelling across Europe with the airline.

·      Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 57.7 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 August 2022. For the month of August CO2 emissions in grams per passenger/km were 11.7% lower compared to same month last year, as we witness an improvement in load factors over same time.

 


Month



Rolling 12 months to:

 


August

2022

August

2021

Change**

 

31 August

2022

31 August

2021

Change

Capacity (seats)

5,479,642

4,284,524

27.9%


47,094,171

20,989,144

124.4%

Passengers*

4,960,116

3,581,788

38.5%


39,482,934

14,773,076

167.3%

Load Factor**

90.5%

83.6%

6.9ppts


83.8%

70.4%

13.5ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

 


Month



Rolling 12 months to:



August

2022

August

2021

Change*

 

31 August

2022

31 August

2021

Change

CO2 emissions in tonnes

430,476

337,611

27.5%


3,719,779

1,636,121

127.4%

CO2 grams per passenger/km*

53.4

60.4

-11.7%


57.7

69.7

-17.2%

*rounded to one decimal place

 

 

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline and one of the most sustainable, operates a fleet of 161 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, 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

 

Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:

+36 70 652 4115

 

+44 20 3727 1017




 

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