March 2022 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC

04 April 2022

 

MARCH 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 2.48 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 416% YEAR-ON-YEAR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 4 April 2022: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing and most sustainable European airline , today announces passenger and CO₂ emission statistics for March 2022.

In March 2022, Wizz Air carried 2,476,105 passengers, representing a 416% increase compared to March 2021, at a load factor of 86.2%.

Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering in March, including:

· Wizz Air announced it will support Ukrainian refugees by offering them 100,000 free seats on all continental Europe flights departing from Ukraine's border countries (Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania) . Since then, the offer has been extended from the end of March until 10^th April 2022.

· Wizz Air announced that it will continue the expansion of its operations in Romania, adding a new aircraft to its base in Bucharest (#12) and one aircraft to its base in Cluj-Napoca (#7). Two Airbus A321 aircraft will join the respective bases from July and August of this year. Further to this, Wizz Air announced the addition of one more Airbus A321 aircraft (#9) to its base in Tirana, Albania, also from this summer.

· Wizz Air announced new routes across its network originating from Italy, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. New routes offer passengers exciting destinations ranging from Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Montenegro, Israel to Sri Lanka.

· Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO₂ emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 62.5 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 March 2022, 0.4 grams per passenger/km better than the glidepath Wizz Air disclosed in its F21 Annual Report (p.28). For the month of March, CO₂ emissions in grams per passenger/km were 23.2% lower compared to same month last year, as we witness an improvement in load factors over same time.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	March 2022	March 2021	Change **		31 March 2022	31 March 2021	Change
Capacity (seats)	2,871,848	768,113	273.9%		34,625,404	15,929,391	117.4%
Passengers*	2,476,105	480,203	415.6%		27,079,918	10,185,945	165.9%
Load Factor**	86.2%	62.5%	23.7ppts		78.2%	63.9%	14.3ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	March 2022	March 2021	Change *		31 March 2022	31 March 2021	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes	233,773	56,366	314.7%		2,725,271	1,267,037	115.1%
CO2 grams per passenger/km*	56.0	72.9	-23.2%		62.5	75.9	-17.6%

*rounded to one decimal place

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	March 2022	March 2021	Change*		31 March 2022	31 March 2021	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	4,764,297	1,209,057	294.1%		55,655,698	25,576,015	117.6%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	4,174,933	773,461	439.8%		43,577,572	16,704,403	160.9%

*rounded to one decimal place

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 153 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:	Christie Rawlings, Wizz Air Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone]/ [phone] [phone]

 

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