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Wizz Air Holdings PLC
02 March 2023
FEBRUARY 2023 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR CARRIED 3.8 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 97%
YEAR-ON-YEAR
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 March 2023: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the
fastest growing and one of the most sustainable European airline s
, today announces passenger and CO(2) emission statistics for
February 2023.
In February 2023, Wizz Air carried 3,786,739 passengers,
representing a 97.1% increase compared to February 2022, at a load
factor of 93.3%.
Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer
offering in February, including:
-- Wizz Air has announced a ninth A321neo aircraft joining its
Abu Dhabi fleet from this summer. A new destination will be added
from Abu Dhabi to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, also from this summer, along
with the relaunch of popular routes to Larnaca, Santorini and
Sohag. The additional aircraft will also serve increased
frequencies on existing network.
-- Wizz Air has announced new routes from Italy, Lithuania and
Austria, connecting Rome Fiumicino with Rzeszow, in southeast
Poland, Vilnius with Malaga and Vienna with Hurghada.
-- Wizz Air has announced that due to safety and security
concerns it is temporarily suspending inbound flights to and from
Chisinau , Moldova starting from 14 March . From the same date Wizz
Air will be expanding its operations from Iasi , Romania base to
accommodate its Moldovan customers.
-- Wizz Air signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Neste for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2025.
The MoU gives Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase 36,000 tons of
SAF per annum for the supply across its route network in Europe and
the UK .
-- Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2)
emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with
54.2 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 28
February 2023. For the month of February CO(2) emissions were 48.9
grams per passenger/km (8.3% lower compared to same month last
year).
Month Rolling 12 months
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February February Change 28 February 28 February Change
2023 2022 ** 2023 2022
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Capacity (seats) 4,059,387 2,110,636 92.3% 56,432,213 32,521,669 73.5%
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Passengers* 3,786,739 1,921,153 97.1% 49,280,667 25,084,016 96.5%
---------- ---------- -------- ------------ ------------ ---------
Load Factor** 93.3% 91.0% 2.3ppts 87.3% 77.1% 10.2ppts
---------- ---------- -------- ------------ ------------ ---------
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**
Month Rolling 12 months
to:
-------------------- -------- -------------------------- -------
February February Change* 28 February 28 February Change
2023 2022 2023 2022
--------- -------- ------------ -------
CO2 emissions
in tonnes 337,782 173,407 94.8% 4,510,491 2,547,864 77.0%
--------- --------- -------- ------------ ------------ -------
CO2 grams per
passenger/km* 48.9 53.4 -8.3% 54.2 63.4 -14.6%
--------- --------- -------- ------------ ------------ -------
*rounded to one decimal place
**excluding cargo flights
ABOUT WIZZ AIR
Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline
and one of the most sustainable, operates a fleet of 17 7 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 40.0 million passengers in the financial year
F20 ending 31 March, 2020 and 27.1 million passengers in the
financial year F22 ending 31 March 2022. 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.
Wizz Air is a recipient of CAPA's prestigious Global Environmental
Sustainability Airline Group of the year award, 202 2 .
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For more information:
Investors: Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air +36 1 777 9407
Zsuzsa Trubek, Wizz Air
+36 70 652 4115
Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting
Media: LLP: +44 20 3727 1017
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