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Wizz Air Holdings PLC

03 October 2023

SEPTEMBER 2023 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 5.5 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 21% YEAR-ON-YEAR

Ticker: WIZZ

Geneva, 3 October 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 September 2023.

In September 2023, Wizz Air carried 5,538,773 passengers, representing a 21.1% increase compared to September 2022, at a load factor of 92.4%.

The airline continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering in September. During the month:

-- Wizz Air announced a new route from Bucharest to Thessaloniki , due to commence at the end of October.

-- Wizz Air introduced a new passenger educational video supporting its crews in providing passenger instruction during on-boarding, in-flight and off-boarding. The video is part of the Active Boarding initiative that aims to improve customer experience and reduce boarding time. It will be shared via multiple channels including airport displays to reach as many passengers as possible.

-- A t the 30th World Travel Awards Wizz Air was recognized for it s commitment to providing world-class customer service and pioneering sustainable aviation practice and named "Europe's Leading Low-Cost Airline 2023" .

-- Wizz Air consistently reports the lowest CO(2) emissions per passenger/km among competitor airlines, with 51.6 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 September 2023. For the month of September, CO(2) emissions were 51.0 grams per passenger/km (7.1% lower than the same month last year).

 
                          Month                         Rolling 12 months 
                 ----------------------  -------  ----------------------------  ------- 
                  September   September   Change   30 September   30 September   Change 
                     2023        2022       **         2023           2022 
                 ----------              -------  -------------                 ------- 
 Capacity 
  (seats)         5,991,145   5,252,893   14.1%     63,330,385     48,522,137    30.5% 
                 ----------  ----------  -------  -------------  -------------  ------- 
 Passengers*      5,538,773   4,573,889   21.1%     57,574,743     41,058,026    40.2% 
                 ----------  ----------  -------  -------------  -------------  ------- 
 Load Factor**      92.4%       87.1%     5.4pp       90.9%          84.6%       6.3pp 
                 ----------  ----------  -------  -------------  -------------  -------

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

 
                               Month                          Rolling 12 months 
                                                                     to: 
                      ----------------------  --------  ----------------------------  ------- 
                       September   September   Change*   30 September   30 September   Change 
                          2023        2022                   2023           2022 
                      ----------              --------  -------------                 ------- 
 CO2 emissions 
  in tonnes             497,606     414,498     20.1%     5,220,049      3,837,383     36.0% 
                      ----------  ----------  --------  -------------  -------------  ------- 
 CO2 grams 
  per passenger/km*      51.0        55.1       -7.4%        51.6           57.1       -9.6% 
                      ----------  ----------  --------  -------------  -------------  -------

*rounded to one decimal place

**excluding cargo flights

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 18 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 51.1 million passengers in the Financial Year F23 ending 31 March 2023. 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 named Airline of the Year by Air Transport Awards in 2019 and in 2023. Wizz Air has also been recognised as the "Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline" within the World Finance Sustainability Awards in 2021-2023 and the "Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year" by the CAPA-Centre for Aviation Awards for Excellence 2022 .

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 For more information: 
 
 Investors:    Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air                     +36 1 777 9407 
 
               Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air                      +36 1 777 9324 
 
                James McFarlane / Eleni Menikou / Charles     +44 (0) 20 3128 
 Media:         Hirst, MHP Group:                             8100

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