August 2021 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC

02 September 2021

 

AUGUST 2021 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 3,582,000 PASSENGERS

Ticker:  WIZZ

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

In August 2021, Wizz Air carried 3,582,000 passengers at a load factor of 84%.  Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering as follows:

· Wizz Air announced four new routes from North Macedonia to Italy, Germany and Denmark - Skopje to Bologna and Turin ( Italy ) , Skopje to Billund ( Denmark ) , and Ohrid to Friedrichshafen ( Germany ) . The first flights to all destinations will depart in December 2021 .

· Wizz Air also announced the allocation of a second aircraft to its Sarajevo base in Bosnia and Herzegovina and sixth aircraft to Tirana base in Albania . The additional aircraft  will join the respective fleet s from December 2021, enabling the start of new routes from Sarajevo to Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg (Germany) , Venice ( Italy ) , Billund ( Denmark ) , Malmo (Sweden) and Oslo (Norway)  and from Tirana to Liverpool ( United Kingdom ) , Madrid ( Spain ) , Billund ( Denmark ) and Oslo   ( Norway ). New additions will also   enable  increase of frequencies o n airline's existing routes.

· Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO₂ emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 69.7 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 August 2021. For the month of August, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 13.1% lower compared to same month last year, as we witness an improvement in load factors over same time.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	August 2021	August  2020	Change **		31 August 2021	31 August 2020	Change
Capacity (seats)	4,284,524	3,359,723	2 7 . 5 %		20,989,144	31,124,655	-32.6%
Passengers*	3,581,788	2,381,214	50.4%		14,773,076	26,663,988	-44.6%
Load Factor**	83.6%	70.9%	12.7ppts		70.4%	85.7%	-15.3ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	August 2021	August 2020	Change *		31 August 2021	31 August 2020	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes*	337,611	276,775	22.0%		1,636,121	2,677,644	-38.9%
CO2 grams per passenger/km*	60.4	69.6	-13.1%		69.7	60.9	14.4%

*rounded to one decimal place

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	August 2021	August 2020	Change*		31 August 2021	31 August 2020	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	6,707,377	5,537,429	21.1%		33,070,468	50,978,111	-35.1%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	5,587,411	3,978,399	40.4%		23,473,776	43,957,867	-46.6%

*rounded to one decimal place

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 143 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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