FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN LOADS
AND CO2 EMISSIONS SEEN IN FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
STATISTICS
Ticker:
WIZZ
Geneva, 4 March 2025: Wizz
Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), one of the most sustainable European
airlines, announces passenger and CO2 emission
statistics for February 2025.
Wizz Air carried 4.6 million
passengers during the month of February, a 5.1% increase year on
year. Seat capacity was up 3.0% YoY, resulting in a load factor of
91.8%, up 1.8ppts on last year's load
factor of 90.0%.
During the month:
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The yield environment and booking profile in
February and March remained positive but moderated compared to the
January year-on-year improvement.
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Further, Wizz Air is observing better than
expected revenue trends for F26 Q1 vs the prior year, underpinning
a stronger start to F26.
- Wizz Air continues to be one of the leading airlines in
lowering emissions, reporting a further decline in
CO2 emissions
per RPK in February, down 2.2% YoY, to 50.3 grams.
- The negotiations on engine selection remain ongoing but are
seen as making positive progress as Wizz Air seeks the best outcome
for its operations and the Group.
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Month
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Rolling 12 months
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February
2025
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February
2024
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Change
YoY
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February
2025
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February
2024
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Change
YoY
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Capacity (seats)
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5,019,938
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4,872,083
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3.0%
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69,192,269
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68,182,803
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1.5%
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Passengers*
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4,609,286
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4,385,965
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5.1%
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63,099,801
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61,504,086
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2.6%
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Load Factor**
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91.8%
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90.0%
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1.8ppts
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91.2%
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90.2%
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1.0ppts
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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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February
2025
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February
2024
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Change
YoY
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February
2025
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February
2024
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Change
YoY
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CO2 (MT)
emissions
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420,780
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409,624
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2.7%
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5,771,310
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5,671,878
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1.8%
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CO2 g per pax/km*
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50.3
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51.4
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-2.2%
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52.2
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52.0
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0.4%
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*Rounded to one decimal
place
- Ends -
About Wizz Air
Wizz Air operates a fleet of 229 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 62.8 million passengers in 2024. Wizz Air is listed on
the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. The company was
recently named one of the world's top five 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 in 2021-2023 and "Best
Airline for Carbon Reduction" by World Finance Sustainability
Awards in 2024. Wizz Air also received "EMEA's Environmental
Sustainability Airline Group of the Year" by the CAPA-Centre for
Aviation Awards for Excellence 2024.
For
more information:
Investors: Mark
Simpson, Wizz
Air
investor.relations@wizzair.com
Media: Andras
Rado, Wizz
Air
communications@wizzair.com
James McFarlane/Eleni Menikou/Charles Hirst, MHP Group
wizz@mhpgroup.com
