June 2019 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

RNS Number : 1092E

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

02 July 2019

 

JUNE 2019 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 19%
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 1.7 PPTS TO 95%

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 2 July 2019: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for June 2019.

In June 2019, Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering as follows:

·      Wizz Air signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A321neo XLR aircraft being delivered from 2023 onwards.

·      Fleet expansion with the delivery of a brand new Airbus 321ceo aircraft, taking the fleet to 114 aircraft.

·      Announced the allocation of additional aircraft to its bases in Vienna (+1) and Kutaisi (+2).

·      Route network expansion with the announcement of 38 new routes from/to: Poland (2x), Austria (12x) and Georgia (24x).

·      A continued improvement in operational performance in June with a completion ratio of 99.8% and only 32 cancelled flights (out of 19,199 scheduled flights). This compares to 76 cancelled in the same month last year.

·      Wizz Air continues to operate at the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger amongst all competitor airlines. CO2 emissions for the month of June were 2.9% lower than the same month last year, at 57.3 grams per passenger/km.   

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	June 2019	June 2018	Change		31 June 2019	31 June 2018	Change
Capacity (seats)	3,797,666	3,245,462	+17.0%		38,963,700	33,911,468	+14.9%
Passengers*	3,608,960	3,029,121	+19.1%		36,305,188	31,055,268	+16.9%
Load Factor**	95.0%	93.3%	+1.7 ppt		93.2%	91.6%	+1.6 ppt

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	June 2019	June 2018	Change		31 June 2019	31 June 2018	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	6,178,133	5,231,427	+18.1%		63,271,393	54,017,655	+17.1%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	5,875,555	4,875,491	+20.5%		59,084,609	49,584,010	+19.2%

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	June 2019	June 2018	Change		31 June 2019	31 June 2018	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes	336,427	287,443	+17.0%		3,427,842	2,956,077	+16.0%
CO2 grams per passenger/km	57.3	59.0	-2.9%		58.0	59.6	-2.7%

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 114 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 650 routes from 25 bases, connecting 146 destinations across 44 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of more than 4,500 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over 34 million passengers in 2018. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices. Wizz Air is registered under the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition. The company recently received the highest 7-star safety rating by airlineratings.com, the world's only safety and product rating agency, and was recently named 2017 - European Airline of the Year by Aviation 100, a renowned annual publication that recognizes the year's most outstanding performers in the aerospace industry.

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For more information:
Investors:	Evelin Horvath, Wizz Air	[phone]
Media:	Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air:	[phone]
	Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone]

 

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