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April 2023 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC
02 May 2023
 

APRIL 2023 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.9 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 32% YEAR-ON-YEAR

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 2 May 2023: 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 April 2023.

 

In April 2023, Wizz Air carried 4,927,076 passengers, representing a 32.3% increase compared to April 2022, at a load factor of 90.9%.

 

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

 

·      Wizz Air announced a £5 million investment in a biofuel company, Firefly, marking its first equity investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) research and development. The investment seeks to enable a supply of SAF to Wizz Air operations from 2028, receiving up to 525,000 tonnes over 15 years;

·      Wizz Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cepsa, a leading international company committed to sustainable mobility and energy, for the supply of SAF from 2025. The MoU gives Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase SAF to supply the airline's route network across Spain.

·      Wizz Air announced addition of one more aircraft to the Kutaisi, Georgia base. A total fleet of four aircraft will increase frequencies and add another destination to a network of routes to and from Georgia's second largest city;

·      Wizz Air inaugurated first flights from Sofia, Bulgaria and Naples, Italy to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, along with connecting Rome, Italy to Cairo, Egypt and adding more destinations from Brasov, Romania to the UK and Germany;

·      Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 53.3 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 April 2023. For the month of April CO2 emissions were 51.3 grams per passenger/km (10.0% lower compared to same month last year).

 


Month



Rolling 12 months

 


April

2023

April

2022

Change**

 

30 April

2023

30 April

2022

Change

Capacity (seats)

5,418,024

4,461,965

21.4%


59,146,615

38,134,275

55.1%

Passengers*

4,927,076

3,724,770

32.3%


52,274,142

30,240,054

72.9%

Load Factor**

90.9%

83.5%

7.5pp


88.4%

79.3%

9.1pp

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

 


Month



Rolling 12 months to:



April

2023

April

2022

Change*

 

30 April

2023

30 April

2022

Change

CO2 emissions in tonnes

447,788

350,486

27.8%


4,768,126

3,003,729

58.7%

CO2 grams per passenger/km*

51.3

57.0

-10.0%


53.3

61.6

-13.3%

*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 180 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 40.0 million passengers in the financial year F20 ending 31 March, 2020 and 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, recognizing individuals and organizations that have distinguished themselves through outstanding performance, innovation, and superior service. Wizz Air is a recipient of CAPA's prestigious Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the year award, 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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