August 2023 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

04 September 2023

 

AUGUST 2023 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 6.1 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 24% YEAR-ON-YEAR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 4 September 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 August 2023.

In August 2023, Wizz Air carried 6,143,859 passengers, representing a 23.9% increase compared to August 2022, at a load factor of 94.1%.

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

·      Wizz Air had a completion rate of 99.6%*, higher than any other European low cost carrier;

·      Wizz Air UK announced a new route from London Luton Airport to Sphinx International Airport near Cairo, Egypt. The new route will take UK travellers to a perfect destination from which to explore the city of Giza and the vibrant Egyptian capital;

·      Wizz Air celebrated 65 million passengers travelling from London Luton Airport. As the airport's largest carrier with 12 aircraft, Wizz Air currently operates around 100 flights per day across 58 routes;

·      Wizz Air Hungary cabin crew training organization, which provides initial cabin crew training, obtained approval from the Ministry of Construction and Transport in Hungary to issue cabin crew attestation. Wizz Air is the first airline in the country whose training organization can issue this type of international document on behalf of the Hungarian Civil Aviation Authority. Additionally, this document will be valid in all EU countries;

·      Wizz Air consistently reports the lowest CO₂ emissions per passenger/km among its competitor airlines, with 51.9 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 August 2023. For the month of August, CO₂ emissions were 50.5 grams per passenger/km (5.3% lower than the same month last year).

*Cirium, August 2023

	Month				Rolling 12 months
	August 2023	August 2022	Change**		31 August 2023	31 August 2022	Change
Capacity (seats)	6,528,459	5,479,642	19.1%		62,647,040	47,094,171	33.0%
Passengers*	6,143,859	4,960,116	23.9%		56,609,872	39,482,934	43.4%
Load Factor**	94.1%	90.5%	3.6pp		90.4%	83.8%	6.5pp

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	August 2023	August 2022	Change*		31 August 2023	31 August 2022	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes	536,268	430,476	24.6%		5,136,941	3,719,779	38.1%
CO2 grams per passenger/km*	50.5	53.4	-5.3%		51.9	57.7	-10.1%

*rounded to one decimal place

**excluding cargo flights

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 185 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 51.1 million passengers in the Financial Year F23 ending 31 March 2023. 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 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.

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For more information:
Investors:	Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air	[phone]
Media:	Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air James McFarlane / Eleni Menikou/ Charles Hirst, MHP Group:	[phone] [phone]

 

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