April 2021 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC
05 May 2021
 

APRIL 2021 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 565,000 PASSENGERS

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 5 May 2021: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing European airline , today announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for April 2021.

 

In April 2021, Wizz Air carried 565,000 passengers, operated 22% of its capacity at a load factor of 59%.  Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering as follows:

 

· Wizz Air Abu Dhabi announced the start of operation of Tel Aviv - Abu Dhabi route on 18 April. The new route operated   three weekly flights during April , while from May , Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will operate flights between the two destinations on a daily basis ;

· In the same month, Wizz Air Abu Dhab announced three new routes connecting Abu Dhabi to Belgrade , Serbia and Sohag and Luxor , Egypt ;

· Wizz Air continuously operates at the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 76.1 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 April 2021. For the month of April, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 33% 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:



April

2021

April 2020

Change ***


30 April

2021

30 April

2020

Change

Capacity (seats)

953,094

105,502

n.m.


16,776,983

39,329,303

-57.3%

Passengers*

564,634

78,382

n.m.


10,672,197

36,828,033

-71.0%

Load Factor**

59.2%

74.3%

- 15 . 1 ppts


63.6%

93. 6 %

-30.0ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

***not meaningful as variance is more than (+)100%

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

 


Month



Rolling 12 months to:


 

April

2021

April

2020

Change **


30 April

2021

30 April

2020

Change

CO2 emissions in tonnes*

72,028

9,157

n.m.


1,329,908

3,458,183

- 61 . 5 %

CO2 grams per passenger/km*

77.8

63.5

22.6%


76.1

57. 2

33 . 0 %

*rounded to one decimal place

**not meaningful as variance is more than (+)100%

 

 

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

 


Month



Rolling 12 months to:



April

2021

April

2020

Change*


30 April

2021

30 April

2020

Change

Available Seat Kilometres (000s)

1,508,488

188,842

n.m.


26,895,662

64,357,833

-58.2%

Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)

925,935

144,308

n.m.


17,486,030

60,461,158

- 71 . 1 %

*not meaningful as variance is more than (+)100%

 

 

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 137 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:

Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air

+36 1 777 9407




Media:

Sanja Pavel, Wizz Air:

Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:

+36 70 685 1418

+44 20 3727 1017




 

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