July 2020 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

RNS Number : 9911U

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

04 August 2020

 

JULY 2020 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 1.8 MILLION PASSENGERS

AT 74% CAPACITY AND 61% LOAD FACTOR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 4 August 2020: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger and CO₂ emission statistics for July 2020.

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

· Network launch of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, a national airline of the United Arab Emirates, which will start operations on 1^st October 2020. The airline will base two brand new, state-of-the-art Airbus A321neo aircraft in Abu Dhabi, with an initial network of eleven routes.

· Route network expansion with the announcement of a total of 26 new routes from Wizz Air's bases in Italy, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

· Fleet expansion with the addition of two brand new Airbus A320neo family aircraft, taking the fleet to 126 aircraft. These game-changing aircraft are powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines and deliver close to 50% reduction in noise footprint compared to previous generation aircraft. In addition, Pratt and Whitney's GTF engine reduces fuel burn by 16% and nitrogen oxide emissions by 50%.

· Wizz Air continuously operates at the lowest CO₂ emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 59.5 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 July 2020. For the month of July, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 42.7% higher due to the drop in load factor, while total CO₂ emissions in tonnes decreased in line with capacity.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	July 2020	July 2019	Change		31 July 2020	31 July 2019	Change
Capacity (seats)	3,015,075	4,059,770	-25.7%		31,958,594	39,378,914	-18.8%
Passengers*	1,824,452	3,881,750	-53.0%		28,319,688	36,711,441	-22.9%
Load Factor**	60.5%	95.6%	-35.1ppts		88.6%	93.2%	-4.6ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	July 2020	July 2019	Change		31 July 2020	31 July 2019	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes*	238,540	359,515	-33.6%		2,770,858	3,465,877	-20.1%
CO2 grams per passenger/km*	81.0	56.8	42.7%		59.5	57.9	2.7%

*rounded to one decimal place

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	July 2020	July 2019	Change		31 July 2020	31 July 2019	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	4,839,387	6,628,496	-27.0%		52,280,819	64,044,863	-18.4%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	2,945,576	6,333,338	-53.5%		46,579,121	59,842,966	-22.2%

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 126 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft, one of the youngest airline fleets in the world and offers more than 800 routes from 33 bases, connecting 164 destinations across 46 countries. 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 last financial year. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ.

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

 

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