November 2020 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

RNS Number : 1960H

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

02 December 2020

 

NOVEMBER 2020 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 0.5 MILLION PASSENGERS

AT 21% CAPACITY AND 68% LOAD FACTOR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 2 December 2020: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing European airline , today announces passenger and CO₂ emission statistics for November 2020.

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

· The announcement of three new domestic routes in Norway, bringing the total number of domestic routes in the country to 15. Wizz Air also connects 14 Norwegian cities with the rest of Europe on a total of 61 international routes.

· Wizz Air continuously operates at the lowest CO₂ emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 65 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 November 2020. For the month of November, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 21% 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:
	November 2020	November 2019	Change		30 November 2020	30 November 2019	Change
Capacity (seats)	669,139	3,206,764	-79.1%		24,820,669	41,815,752	-40.6%
Passengers*	456,487	2,974,812	-84.7%		19,331,368	39,142,398	-50.6%
Load Factor**	68.2%	92.8%	-24.5ppts		77.9%	93.6%	-15.7ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	November 2020	November 2019	Change		30 November 2020	30 November 2019	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes*	51,427	279,387	-81.6%		2,079,302	3,674,308	-43.4%
CO2 grams per passenger/km*	69.4	57.2	21.3%		65.1	57.3	13.6%

*rounded to one decimal place

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	November 2020	November 2019	Change		30 November 2020	30 November 2019	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	1,017,897	5,245,713	-80.6%		40,481,998	68,241,166	-40.7%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	740,926	4,883,185	-84.8%		31,924,563	64,072,682	-50.2%

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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