December 2020 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC
05 January 2021
 

DECEMBER 2020 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

 

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 665,000 PASSENGERS

AT 32% CAPACITY AND 56% LOAD FACTOR

 

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 5 January 2021: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing European airline , today announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for December 2020.

 

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

 

· The announcement of six additional new routes between Doncaster Sheffield, Gatwick and London Luton bases and destinations in Turkey, Bulgaria, Spain and Greece.

· Wizz Air continuously operates at the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 67.1 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 December 2020. For the month of December, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 44% 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:

 

 

December

2020

December 2019

Change

 

31 December

2020

30 December

2019

Change

Capacity (seats)

1,187,553

3,715,116

-68.0%

 

22,293,106

42,536,322

-47.6%

Passengers*

665,722

3,320,939

-80.0%

 

16,676,151

39,803,233

-58.1%

Load Factor**

56.1%

89.4%

-33.3ppts

 

74.8%

93.6%

-18.8ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

 

 

Month

 

 

Rolling 12 months to:

 

 

December

2020

December

2019

Change

 

31 December

2020

31 December

2019

Change

CO2 emissions in tonnes*

91,986

324,437

-71.6%

 

1,846,851

3,734,501

-50.5%

CO2 grams per passenger/km*

85.6

59.5

43.9%

 

67.1

57.3

17.0%

*rounded to one decimal place

 

 

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

 

 

Month

 

 

Rolling 12 months to:

 

 

December

2020

December

2019

Change

 

31 December

2020

31 December

2019

Change

Available Seat Kilometres (000s)

1,838,811

6,085,392

-69.8%

 

36,235,418

69,450,660

-47.8%

Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)

1,075,126

5,455,989

-80.3%

 

27,543,701

65,177,684

-57.7%

 

 

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing and greenest European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 134 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:

Evelin Horvath, Wizz Air

+41 22 555 9863

 

 

 

Media:

András Radó, Wizz Air:

Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:

+36 1 777 9412

+44 20 3727 1017

 

 

 

 

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