March 2024 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

03 April 2024

 

MARCH 2024 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.8 MILLION PASSENGERS,

AN INCREASE OF 12% YEAR-ON-YEAR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 3 April 2024: 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 March 2024.

In March 2024, Wizz Air carried 4,778,980 passengers, representing a 12.0% increase year-on-year, at a load factor of 90.8%, impacted by one-directional VFR traffic during the Easter period.

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

·   Wizz Air restarted flights to Tel Aviv, Israel, with the initial re-launch of operations from six bases. Throughout April, May and June, further routes from the Wizz Air network will resume operations.

·     Wizz Air announced special flights for football fans flying to the UEFA European Football Championship in Germany this summer.

·      Wizz Air celebrated International Women's Day with all-female crews on selected flights across its network, strengthening its commitment to fostering gender diversity and empowering women in aviation.

·      Wizz Air held the first 'Women on Air' event, offering an opportunity for all employees to gain insights into the experiences of women who have achieved remarkable success in leadership positions across the aviation industry.

·     Wizz Air continues to consistently report the lowest CO₂ emissions per passenger/km among competitor airlines, with 52.0 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 March 2024. For the month of March, CO₂ emissions were 51.5 grams per passenger/km (1.3% higher than the same month last year).

	Month						Rolling 12 months
	March 2024	March 2023		Change**		31 March 2024		31 March 2023	Change
Capacity (seats)	5,260,659	4,630,191		13.6%		68,813,271		58,190,317	18.3%
Passengers*	4,778,980	4,267,274		12.0%		62,015,792		51,071,836	21.4%
Load Factor**	90.8%	92.2%		-1.3ppts		90.1%		87.8%	2.4ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*

	Month					Rolling 12 months
	March 2024	March 2023		Change**		31 March 2024	31 March 2023	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes	442,368	394,107		12.2%		5,720,139	4,670,825	22.5%
CO2 grams per passenger/km**	51.5	50.9		1.3%		52.0	53.8	-3.3%

* excluding cargo flights

**rounded to one decimal place

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ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 207 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 60.3 million passengers in 2023. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. The company was recently named the World's Top 5 Safest Low-Cost Airlines 2024 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 2022-2023.

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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