April 2022 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC

03 May 2022

 

APRIL 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 3.62 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 542% YEAR-ON-YEAR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 3 May 2022: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing and most sustainable European airline , today announces passenger and CO₂ emission statistics for April 2022.

In April 2022, Wizz Air carried 3,624,322 passengers, representing a 542% increase compared to April 2021, at a load factor of 83.4%.

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

· Wizz Air announce d   acquisition of additional two daily slot pairs from Vueling at London Luton Airport. The added slots will increase frequencies on existing routes to Romania and Poland . This expansion adds 167,000 seats, reinforcing Wizz Air's position as the largest operator at London Luton Airport with over 5.6 million seats in total for the summer season .

· Wizz Air launche d its new base at Cardiff Airport with nine new routes to destinations across Europe and beyond . The new base is Wizz Air's fourth in the UK. Its Welsh customers and those from South West England will be able to take advantage of ultra-low fares on direct flights to a range of sunshine destinations from Spain to Greece and Egypt.  

· Wizz Air announced new routes across its network originating from Italy, United Kingdom, Romania, Poland, Lithuania and Bosnia and Hercegovina. New routes offer passengers exciting destinations ranging from Greece, Germany, Denmark and Croatia.

· Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO₂ emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 61.8 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 April 2022. For the month of April, CO₂ emissions in grams per passenger/km were 24.7% lower compared to same month last year, as we witness an improvement in load factors over same time.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	April 2022	April 2021	Change **		30 April 2022	30 April 2021	Change
Capacity (seats)	4,343,450	953,094	355.7%		38,015,760	16,776,983	126.6%
Passengers*	3,624,322	564,634	541.9%		30,139,606	10,672,197	182.4%
Load Factor**	83.4%	59.2%	24.2ppts		79.3%	63.6%	15.7ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	April 2022	April 2021	Change *		30 April 2022	30 April 2021	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes	350,486	72,028	386.6%		3,003,729	1,329,908	125.9%
CO2 grams per passenger/km*	58.6	77.8	-24.7%		61.8	76.1	-18.8%

*rounded to one decimal place

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 154 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 10.2 million passengers in the financial year F21 ending 31 March 2021. 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.

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For more information:
Investors:	Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air	[phone]
Media:	Christie Rawlings, Wizz Air Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone]/ [phone] [phone]

 

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