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September 2022 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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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 CO2 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 CO2 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 CO2 emissions were 55.3 grams per passenger/km (12.7% lower compared to same month last year).

 


Month



Rolling 12 months***

 


September

2022

September

2021

Change**

 

30 September

2022

30 September

2021

Change

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

2022

September

2021

Change*

 

30 September

2022

30 September

2021

Change

 

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, 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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