December 2020 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

RNS Number : 5747K

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

05 January 2021

 

DECEMBER 2020 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 665,000 PASSENGERS

AT 32% CAPACITY AND 56% LOAD FACTOR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 5 January 2021: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing European airline , today announces passenger and CO₂ emission statistics for December 2020.

In December 2020, Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering as follows:

· The announcement of six additional new routes between Doncaster Sheffield, Gatwick and London Luton bases and destinations in Turkey, Bulgaria, Spain and Greece.

· Wizz Air continuously operates at the lowest CO₂ emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 67.1 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 December 2020. For the month of December, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 44% higher than last year due to the drop in load factor, while total CO₂ emissions in tonnes decreased at a slightly higher rate than capacity.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	December 2020	December 2019	Change		31 December 2020	30 December 2019	Change
Capacity (seats)	1,187,553	3,715,116	-68.0%		22,293,106	42,536,322	-47.6%
Passengers*	665,722	3,320,939	-80.0%		16,676,151	39,803,233	-58.1%
Load Factor**	56.1%	89.4%	-33.3ppts		74.8%	93.6%	-18.8ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	December 2020	December 2019	Change		31 December 2020	31 December 2019	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes*	91,986	324,437	-71.6%		1,846,851	3,734,501	-50.5%
CO2 grams per passenger/km*	85.6	59.5	43.9%		67.1	57.3	17.0%

*rounded to one decimal place

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	December 2020	December 2019	Change		31 December 2020	31 December 2019	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	1,838,811	6,085,392	-69.8%		36,235,418	69,450,660	-47.8%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	1,075,126	5,455,989	-80.3%		27,543,701	65,177,684	-57.7%

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing and greenest European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 134 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 million passengers in the financial year F20 ending 31 March 2020. 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:	Evelin Horvath, Wizz Air	[phone]
Media:	András Radó, Wizz Air: Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone] [phone]

 

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