MARCH 2024 TRAFFIC AND CO2
EMISSION STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.8 MILLION
PASSENGERS,
AN INCREASE OF 12%
YEAR-ON-YEAR
Ticker:
WIZZ
Geneva, 3 April 2024: Wizz Air
Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest growing and one of the most
sustainable European airlines, today announces passenger and
CO2 emission statistics for March 2024.
In March 2024, Wizz Air carried
4,778,980 passengers, representing a 12.0% increase year-on-year,
at a load factor of 90.8%, impacted by one-directional VFR traffic
during the Easter period.
The airline continued to improve its
network and customer offering in March. During the
month:
· Wizz Air restarted
flights to Tel Aviv, Israel, with the initial re-launch of
operations from six bases. Throughout April, May and June, further
routes from the Wizz Air network will resume operations.
· Wizz
Air announced special flights for football fans flying to the UEFA
European Football Championship in Germany this summer.
· Wizz
Air celebrated International Women's Day with all-female crews on
selected flights across its network, strengthening its commitment
to fostering gender diversity and empowering women in
aviation.
· Wizz
Air held the first 'Women on Air' event, offering an opportunity
for all employees to gain insights into the experiences of women
who have achieved remarkable success in leadership positions across
the aviation industry.
· Wizz
Air continues to consistently report the lowest CO2
emissions per passenger/km among competitor airlines, with 52.0
grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 March 2024.
For the month of March, CO2 emissions were 51.5 grams
per passenger/km (1.3% higher than the same month last
year).
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Month
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Rolling 12 months
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March
2024
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March
2023
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Change**
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31 March
2024
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31 March
2023
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Change
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Capacity (seats)
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5,260,659
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4,630,191
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13.6%
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68,813,271
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58,190,317
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18.3%
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Passengers*
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4,778,980
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4,267,274
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12.0%
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62,015,792
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51,071,836
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21.4%
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Load Factor**
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90.8%
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92.2%
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-1.3ppts
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90.1%
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87.8%
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2.4ppts
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*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal
place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*
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Month
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Rolling 12 months
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March
2024
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March
2023
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Change**
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31 March
2024
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31 March
2023
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Change
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CO2 emissions in tonnes
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442,368
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394,107
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12.2%
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5,720,139
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4,670,825
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22.5%
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CO2 grams per
passenger/km**
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51.5
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50.9
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1.3%
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52.0
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53.8
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-3.3%
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* excluding cargo flights
**rounded to one decimal
place
- Ends -
ABOUT WIZZ AIR
Wizz Air, the fastest growing
European ultra-low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 207 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 60.3 million passengers in 2023. Wizz Air is
listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. The
company was recently named the World's Top 5 Safest Low-Cost
Airlines 2024 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
2022-2023.
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For more information:
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Investors:
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Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air
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+36 1 777 9407
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Media:
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Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air
James McFarlane / Eleni Menikou/
Charles Hirst, MHP Group:
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+36 1 777 9324
+44 (0) 20 3128 8100
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