February 2021 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics

RNS Number : 7767Q

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

02 March 2021

 

FEBRUARY 2021 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 383,000 PASSENGERS

AT 17% CAPACITY AND 70% LOAD FACTOR

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 2 March 2021: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing European airline , today announces passenger and CO₂ emission statistics for February 2021.

In February 2021, Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering as follows:

· Wizz Air announced its 41^st base in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with one Airbus A320 aircraft from May 2021 and a seasonal base in Bourgas, Bulgaria, also with one Airbus A320 aircraft, between 10 June and 12 September 2021;

· Wizz Air continuously operates at the lowest CO₂ emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 72.7 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 28 February 2021. For the month of February, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 22% 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:
	February 2021	February 2020	Change		28 February 2021	29 February 2020	Change
Capacity (seats)	548 , 569	3, 212 , 875	- 82 . 9 %		1 7 , 068 , 686	43, 786 , 151	- 61 . 0 %
Passengers*	382 , 928	3, 014 , 341	-8 7 . 3 %		1 1 , 459 , 774	4 1 , 006 , 309	- 72 .1%
Load Factor**	6 9 . 8 %	9 3 . 8 %	-2 4 . 0 ppts		67 . 1 %	93.7%	-26.5ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	February 2021	February 2020	Change		28 February 2021	29 February 2020	Change
CO2 emissions in tonnes*	43 , 596	283 , 244	- 84 . 6 %		1, 374 , 484	3, 849 , 617	- 64 . 3 %
CO2 grams per passenger/km*	69 . 4	5 6 . 9	21 .9%		72 . 7	57.3	2 6 . 8 %

*rounded to one decimal place

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	February 2021	February 2020	Change		28 February 2021	29 February 2020	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	893 , 865	5, 281 , 109	- 83 . 1 %		27 , 586 , 441	7 1 , 502 , 179	- 61 . 4 %
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	628 , 163	4 , 974 , 639	-8 7 . 4 %		18 , 910 , 399	67 , 173 , 668	- 71 .8%

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 135 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	[phone]
Media:	Sanja Pavel, Wizz Air: Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone] [phone]

 

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