Last checked at 3 Feb 2021 07:00
JANUARY 2021 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR CARRIED 573,000 PASSENGERS
AT 27% CAPACITY AND 61% LOAD FACTOR
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 3 February 2021: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing European airline, today announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for January 2021.
In January 2021, Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering as follows:
· Wizz Air Abu Dhabi started operations with its inaugural flight to Athens, Greece.
· Wizz Air continuously operates at the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 69.4 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 January 2021. For the month of January, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 35% 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.
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| Rolling 12 months to: |
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| January 2021 | January 2020 | Change |
| 31 January 2021 | 31 January 2020 | Change |
Capacity (seats) | 940,410 | 3,500,524 | -73.1% |
| 19,732,992 | 43,121,338 | -54.2% |
Passengers* | 573,692 | 3,158,656 | -81.8% |
| 14,091,187 | 40,392,660 | -65.1% |
Load Factor** | 61.0% | 90.2% | -29.2ppts |
| 71.4% | 93.7% | -22.3ppts |
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics
| Month |
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| Rolling 12 months to: |
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| January 2021 | January 2020 | Change |
| 31 January 2021 | 31 January 2020 | Change |
CO2 emissions in tonnes* | 73,417 | 306,136 | -76.0% |
| 1,614,132 | 3,788,246 | -57.4% |
CO2 grams per passenger/km* | 79.2 | 58.7 | 34.9% |
| 69.4 | 57.3 | 21.2% |
*rounded to one decimal place
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
| Month |
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| Rolling 12 months to: |
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| January 2021 | January 2020 | Change |
| 31 January 2021 | 31 January 2020 | Change |
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 1,451,356 | 5,713,090 | -74.6% |
| 31,973,685 | 70,395,413 | -54.6% |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 926,884 | 5,213,709 | -82.2% |
| 23,256,876 | 66,142,283 | -64.8% |
ABOUT WIZZ AIR
Wizz Air, the fastest growing and greenest 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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Investors: | Evelin Horvath, Wizz Air | +41 22 555 9863 |
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Media: | Sanja Pavel, Wizz Air: Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: | +36 70 685 1418 +44 20 3727 1017 |
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