SEPTEMBER 2024 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSIONS
WIZZ AIR PASSENGER GROWTH STRONGEST IN YTD
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 October 2024: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), one of the most sustainable European airlines, announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for September 2024.
Wizz Air carried 5.76 million passengers during the month of September, up 3.9% year on year. Seat capacity was up 4.8% YoY, despite the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine-related groundings, resulting in a load factor of 91.7%, down 70bps on last year's 92.4%.
For Q2 F25, seat capacity was up 1.2% YoY to 19.11 million, while passenger numbers increased 1.1% YoY to 17.90 million.
During the month:
- Wizz Air announced the launch of its first routes to be flown by the airline's new Airbus A321XLR (Extra Long Range) aircraft. Daily London Gatwick-Jeddah and daily Milan Malpensa-Abu Dhabi services are due to commence next summer.
- Wizz Air's passenger growth rate of 3.9% YoY is the strongest recorded in the calendar year to date.
- While still one of the leading airlines in terms of lower emissions per passenger kilometer, September saw CO2/ RPK emission increase by 2.5% YoY, to 52.3 grams. This reflected the suboptimal fleet mix (older aircraft and lower gauge) due to the GTF engine-related grounding of Wizz Air's efficient A321neo fleet.
| | Month | | | Rolling 12 months |
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| | September 2024 | September 2023 | Change YoY | | September 2024 | September 2023 | Change YoY | | |||
| Capacity (seats) | 6,276,126 | 5,991,145 | 4.8% | | 69,163,406 | 63,330,385 | 9.2% | | |||
| Passengers* | 5,756,632 | 5,538,773 | 3.9% | | 62,288,437 | 57,574,743 | 8.2% | | |||
| Load Factor** | 91.7% | 92.4% | -0.7ppts | | 90.1% | 90.9% | -0.9ppts | | |||
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics*
| | Month | | | Rolling 12 months |
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| | September 2024 | September 2023 | Change | | September 2024 | September 2023 | Change | |
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| CO2 (MT) emissions | 516,129 | 497.606 | 3.7% | | 5,765,754 | 5,220,049 | 10.5% | |
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| CO2g per pax/km** | 52.3 | 51.0 | 2.5% | | 52.6 | 51.6 | 2.0% | |
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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: | communications@wizzair.com +44 (0) 20 3128 8100 |
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