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OCTOBER 2022 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.5 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 52% YEAR-ON-YEAR
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 November 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 October 2022.
In October 2022, Wizz Air carried 4,528,592 passengers, representing a 52.1% increase compared to October 2021, at a load factor of 87.8%.
Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering in October, including:
· Wizz Air UK announced a mixture of year-round and seasonal routes launching from October 2022 onwards, with four routes from London Luton, and five from Gatwick Airport.
· Wizz Air UK has also celebrated carrying a total of 15 million passengers on its routes from London Luton Airport since the opening of the base in 2017. Since that time, Wizz Air UK has continued to expand at the airport, and now operates 69 routes to 30 countries in Europe and beyond.
· Wizz Air celebrated the arrival of its 170th Airbus aircraft. The arrival of new A321neo strengthens Wizz Air's position as the largest operator of this aircraft type in Europe.
· Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has launched an exciting new route from Abu Dhabi to the ancient city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan and has also operated its first flight to Maldives, a famous traveler hotspot.
· Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 56.9 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 October 2022. For the month of October CO2 emissions were 54.1 grams per passenger/km (12.2% lower compared to same month last year).
Month | Rolling 12 months*** |
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October 2022 | October 2021 | Change** |
| 31 October 2022 | 31 October 2021 | Change | |
Capacity (seats) | 5,156,543 | 3,743,804 | 37.7% | 49,989,783 | 24,391,390 | 104.9% | |
Passengers* | 4,528,592 | 2,977,286 | 52.1% | 42,609,345 | 18,035,096 | 136.3% | |
Load Factor** | 87.8% | 79.5% | 8.3ppts | 85.2% | 73.9% | 11.3ppts | |
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
***adjusted to exclude non-revenue flights
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
October 2022 | October 2021 | Change* |
| 31 October 2022 | 31 October 2021 | Change | |
CO2 emissions in tonnes | 415,889 | 295,066 | 40.9% | 4,000,634 | 1,890,471 | 111.6% | |
CO2 grams per passenger/km* | 54.1 | 61.5 | -12.2% | 56.9 | 65.9 | -13.6% | |
*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 172 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 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, recognising individuals and organisations that have distinguished themselves through outstanding performance, innovation, and superior service, and was also rated the most sustainable airline in Europe by Sustainalytics in January 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 |