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

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02/05/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 8901M  Wizz Air Holdings PLC  02 May 2024

APRIL 2024 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.9 MILLION PASSENGERS

Ticker:  WIZZ

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

In April 2024, Wizz Air carried 4,911,849 passengers at a load factor of
90.3%. The capacity operated during the month was nearly flat year-on-year,
reflecting the impact from GTF engine-related grounded fleet. Load factor came
in slightly lower vs last year (-0.6 pp), impacted by the earlier Easter
weekend causing the seasonal rise in outbound travel to fall in the prior
month.

The airline continued to improve its network and customer offering in April.
During the month:

·      Wizz Air converted its entire London Luton Airport based fleet to
the Airbus A321neo aircraft a year earlier than planned.

·      Wizz Air announced its new aspirational target of powering 10% of
its flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. The new goal will
support Wizz Air's commitment to reduce its carbon emissions per passenger/km
by 25% by 2030.

·      Wizz Air continues to consistently report the lowest CO(2)
emissions per passenger/km among competitor airlines, with 52.1 grams per
passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 April 2024. For the month of
April, CO(2) emissions were 52.6 grams per passenger/km (2.4% higher than the
same month last year, due to the grounding of a portion of the GTF-engine
powered fleet).

 

                   Month                                          Rolling 12 months
                   April      April         Change**      30 April        30 April    Change

                   2024       2023                        2024            2023
 Capacity (seats)  5,438,481  5,418,024     0.4%          68,833,728      59,146,376  16.4%
 Passengers*       4,911,849  4,927,076     -0.3%         62,000,565      52,274,142  18.6%
 Load Factor**     90.3%      90.9%         -0.6ppts      90.1%           88.4%       1.7ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*

                               Month                              Rolling 12 months
                               April    April       Change**      30 April   30 April   Change

                               2024     2023                      2024       2023
 CO2 emissions in tonnes       451,591  447,788     0.8%          5,723,942  4,768,126  20.0%
 CO2 grams per passenger/km**  52.6     51.3        2.4%          52.1       53.3       -2.3%

* 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
207 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 2021-2023 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:  Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air                                    +36 1 777 9407

 Media:      Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air                                     +36 1 777 9324

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

 

 

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