Last checked at 3 Apr 2023 07:00
MARCH 2023 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.3 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 72% YEAR-ON-YEAR
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 3 April 2023: 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 2023.
In March 2023, Wizz Air carried 4,267,274 passengers, representing a 72.3% increase compared to March 2022, at a load factor of 92.2%.
Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering in March, including:
· Wizz Air announced addition of one more aircraft to the Budapest base. A total fleet of 14 aircraft will serve additional frequencies on routes from Hungary and will support addition of two new destinations from Budapest to Copenhagen, Denmark and Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.
· Wizz Air celebrated the launch of new routes from London Luton Airport and Gatwick Airport to Istanbul, Turkey. Flights from both airports will operate daily frequency.
· Wizz Air announced the launch of a new route from Milan Malpensa to Sphinx International Airport serving Cairo. This is Wizz Air's first connection to Egypt's capital city.
· Wizz Air was named Airline of the Year at Air Transport Awards. The annual awards are given to organizations in recognition of excellence and of achievements in the aviation sector.
· Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 53.8 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 March 2023. For the month of March CO2 emissions were 50.9 grams per passenger/km (9.1% lower compared to same month last year).
Month | Rolling 12 months |
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March 2023 | March 2022 | Change** |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 March 2022 | Change | |
Capacity (seats) | 4,630,191 | 2,871,848 | 61.2% | 58,190,556 | 34,625,404 | 68.1% | |
Passengers* | 4,267,274 | 2,476,105 | 72.3% | 51,071,836 | 27,079,918 | 88.6% | |
Load Factor** | 92.2% | 86.2% | 5.9pp | 87.8% | 78.2% | 9.6pp | |
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
March 2023 | March 2022 | Change* |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 March 2022 | Change | |
CO2 emissions in tonnes | 394,107 | 233,773 | 68.6% | 4,670,825 | 2,725,271 | 71.4% | |
CO2 grams per passenger/km* | 50.9 | 56.0 | -9.1% | 53.8 | 62.5 | -14.0% | |
*rounded to one decimal place
**excluding cargo flights
ABOUT WIZZ AIR
Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline and one of the most sustainable, operates a fleet of 180 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 40.0 million passengers in the financial year F20 ending 31 March, 2020 and 27.1 million passengers in the financial year F22 ending 31 March 2022. 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. Wizz Air is a recipient of CAPA's prestigious Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the year award, 2022.
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Investors: | Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air | +36 1 777 9407 |
Media: | Zsuzsa Trubek, Wizz Air
Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: | +36 70 652 4115
+44 20 3727 1017 |