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NOVEMBER 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR CARRIED 3.7 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 70% YEAR-ON-YEAR
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 December 2022: 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 November 2022.
In November 2022, Wizz Air carried 3,682,516 passengers, representing a 69.6% increase compared to November 2021, at a load factor of 88.1%.
Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering in November, including:
· Wizz Air has been named Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year at the inaugural CAPA (Centre for Aviation) Asia Aviation Summit and Sustainability Expo in Singapore. The CAPA Environmental Sustainability Awards for Excellence recognise airlines and airports who put climate change at the forefront of their business and strive for carbon neutrality.
· Wizz Air has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OMV, an oil, gas and chemicals company headquartered in Vienna, for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) between 2023 and 2030. The MoU gives Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase up to 185,000 metric tons of SAF from OMV.
· Wizz Air has announced further expansion at its Larnaca base in Cyprus. The allocation of two more A321NEOs will grow the base to a total of four aircraft. They will operate 32 routes to cities in 18 countries, including to Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and growing frequencies to Athens, London Luton, Prague, Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki and Yerevan.
· Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 55.7 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 November 2022. For the month of November CO2 emissions were 53.3 grams per passenger/km (16.2% lower compared to same month last year).
Month | Rolling 12 months*** |
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November 2022 | November 2021 | Change** |
| 30 November 2022 | 30 November 2021 | Change | |
Capacity (seats) | 4,180,104 | 2,853,998 | 46.5% | 51,224,336 | 26,576,249 | 92.7% | |
Passengers* | 3,682,516 | 2,171,581 | 69.6% | 44,119,936 | 19,750,190 | 123.4% | |
Load Factor** | 88.1% | 76.1% | 12.0ppts | 86.1% | 74.3% | 11.8ppts | |
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
***adjusted to exclude non-revenue flights
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
November 2022 | November 2021 | Change* |
| 30 November 2022 | 30 November 2021 | Change | |
CO2 emissions in tonnes | 343,874 | 224,019 | 53.5% | 4,071,974 | 2,069,258 | 96.8% | |
CO2 grams per passenger/km* | 53.3 | 63.6 | -16.2% | 55.7 | 66.2 | -15.8% | |
*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 174 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 |