AUGUST 2024 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR CARRIED A RECORD 6.2 MILLION PASSENGERS
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 3 September 2024: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), one of the most sustainable European airlines, announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for August 2024.
Wizz Air carried a record 6.2 million passengers during the month of August at an improved load factor of 95.4% (vs 94.1% last year), despite operated seat capacity being down 0.4% YoY due to the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine-related groundings.
During the month:
- Wizz Air launched a revolutionary new product, the All you can fly annual membership scheme, which sold out within 48 hours from launch.
- While remaining one of the leading airlines in terms of lower emissions per passenger kilometer, in August CO2/ RPK emission slightly increased by 0.7% YoY, to 50.9 grams, due to the suboptimal fleet mix (older aircraft and lower gauge) resulting from the GTF engine-related grounding of Wizz Air's efficient A321neo fleet.
| | Month | | | Rolling 12 months |
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| | August 2024 | August 2023 | Change** | | August 2024 | August 2023 | Change | | |||
| Capacity (seats) | 6,500,708 | 6,528,459 | -0.4% | | 68,878,425 | 62,647,040 | 9.9% | | |||
| Passengers* | 6,203,673 | 6,143,859 | 1.0% | | 62,070,578 | 56,609,872 | 9.6% | | |||
| Load Factor** | 95.4% | 94.1% | 1.3ppts | | 90.1% | 90.4% | -0.2ppts | | |||
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*
| | Month | | | Rolling 12 months |
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| | August 2024 | August 2023 | Change** | | August 2024 | August 2023 | Change | |
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| CO2 emissions in tonnes | 536,186 | 536,268 | 0.0% | | 5,747,231 | 5,136,941 | 11.9% | |
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| CO2 grams per passenger/km** | 50.9 | 50.5 | 0.7% | | 52.5 | 51.9 | 1.1% | |
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* excluding cargo flights
**rounded to one decimal place
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ABOUT WIZZ AIR
Wizz Air, one of the most sustainable European airlines, operates a fleet of over 220 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 million passengers in the financial year ending 31 March 2024. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. The company was recently named the World's Top 5 Safest Low-Cost Airlines 2024 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 World Finance Sustainability Awards in 2021-2024 and the "Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year" by the CAPA-Centre for Aviation Awards for Excellence 2022-2023.
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| Investors: | Mark Simpson, Wizz Air | +36 1 777 9407 |
| | Dorottya Durucsko, Wizz Air | |
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| Media: | Andras Rado, Wizz Air James McFarlane / Eleni Menikou/ Charles Hirst, MHP Group: | +36 1 777 9324 +44 (0) 20 3128 8100 |
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