June 2021 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

RNS Number : 9847D

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

02 July 2021

 

JUNE 2021 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 1,557,000 PASSENGERS

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 2 July 2021: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing European airline , today announces passenger and CO₂ emission statistics for June 2021.

In June 2021, Wizz Air carried 1,557,000 passengers at a load factor of 64%.  Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering as follows:

· Wizz Air   announced opening of  its sixth Italian base in Naples, offering 18 new international and domestic routes. The airline will base  two Airbus A321   aircraft at Naples airport in August and September 2021.  T he 18 new services  will add to eight existing routes currently operated from Naples airport ;

· Wizz Air will allocate an additional A321 aircraft to its Tirana base in Albania, adding two new routes to Barcelona, Spain and Cologne, Germany from July 2021 ;

· Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO₂ emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 74.9 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 June 2021. For the month of June, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 19.0% lower compared to same month last year, as we witness an improvement in load factors over same time.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	June 2021	June 2020	Change ***		30 June 2021	30 June 2020	Change
Capacity (seats)	2,432,165	961,797	n.m.		19,311,081	33,003,289	-41.5%
Passengers*	1,557,041	502,253	n.m.		12,440,062	30,376,986	-59.0%
Load Factor**	64.0%	52.2%	11.8 ppts		64.4%	92.0%	-27.6ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

***not meaningful as variance is more than (+)100%

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	June 2021	June 2020	Change **		30 June 2021	30 June 2020	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes*	185,291	75,458	n.m.		1,519,500	2,891,833	-47.5%
CO2 grams per passenger/km*	76.5	94.1	-19.0%		74.9	57.9	29. 4 %

*rounded to one decimal place

**not meaningful as variance is more than (+)100%

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	June 2021	June 2020	Change*		30 June 2021	30 June 2020	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	3,806,783	1,519,055	n.m.		30,943,392	54,069,928	-42.8%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	2,421,439	802,145	n.m.		20,273,719	49,966,884	-59.4%

*not meaningful as variance is more than (+)100%

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 142 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:	Natasha Seager Smith, Wizz Air: Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone] [phone]

 

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