December 2022 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC

03 January 2023

 

DECEMBER 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.2 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 58% YEAR-ON-YEAR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 3 January 2023: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest growing and one of the most sustainable European airline s , today announces passenger and CO₂ emission statistics for December 2022.

In December 2022, Wizz Air carried 4,180,310 passengers, representing a 58.4% increase compared to December 2021, at a load factor of 84.5%.

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

· Wizz Air launched new routes from Italy to Saudi Arabia, including Milan to Jeddah and Rome to Riyadh. It also commenced flying from Austria to Saudi Arabia, connecting Vienna to both Jeddah and Riyadh.

· Wizz Air has announced further expansion at following bases: (i) two additional A321neo aircraft at Rome Fiumicino, Italy bringing the total number of aircraft to nine, (ii) one additional A321neo aircraft at Vienna, Austria for a total of six aircraft, (iii) one additional A321neo aircraft at Warsaw, Poland for a total of ten aircraft, (iv) one additional A321neo aircraft at Tirana, Albania for a total of ten aircraft, (v) one additional A321neo aircraft at Kutaisi, Georgia for a total of three aircraft and (vi) one additional A321ceo aircraft at Belgrade, Serbia for a total of four aircraft. All additional aircraft will operate new routes and increased frequencies from 2023.

· Wizz Air celebrated opening of its Suceava, Romania base with first of the two aircraft and the arrival of the fourth aircraft, an A321neo, to Iasi base in Romania. At the same time, Wizz Air also celebrated the arrival of seventh A321neo aircraft to its base in Sofia, Bulgaria. With this arrival Wizz Air's fleet in Bulgaria reaches the total of ten aircraft.

· Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO₂ emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 55.2 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 December 2022. For the month of December CO₂ emissions were 55.3 grams per passenger/km (13.3% lower compared to same month last year).

	Month				Rolling 12 months
	December 2022	December 2021	Change **		31 December 2022	31 December 2021	Change
Capacity (seats)	4,947,470	3,498,880	41.4%		52,672,926	28,887,576	82.3%
Passengers*	4,180,310	2,638,331	58.4%		45,661,915	21,722,799	110.2%
Load Factor**	84.5%	75.4%	9.1ppts		86.7%	75.2%	11.5ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	December 2022	December 2021	Change*		31 December 2022	31 December 2021	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes	405,591	276,639	46.6%		4,200,926	2,253,911	86.4%
CO2 grams per passenger/km*	55.3	63.8	-13.3%		55.2	65.3	-15.4%

*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 17 7  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, 202 2 .

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

 

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