STRONG APRIL TRAFFIC STATISTICS REFLECTS THE FAVOURABLE TIMING OF EASTER AND A RETURN TO GROWTH
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 May 2025: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), one of the most sustainable European airlines, announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for April 2025.
Wizz Air carried 5.4 million passengers during the month of April, a 10.8% increase year on year. Seat capacity increased 11.4% YoY, resulting in a load factor of 89.8%, down 0.5ppt on last year's load factor of 90.3%.
During the month:
· With Easter falling entirely in April this year, our new fiscal year started strongly, with a seasonal increase in passenger numbers in the month, as anticipated. We expect this seasonal effect to normalise in the months ahead, consistent with historical trends. While overall demand was strong, load factor was modestly lower due to one-directional VFR traffic patterns during the Easter holiday period.
· The airline group launched its carbon roadmap. 'Flying Towards Net Zero'. This focuses on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) as a critical decarbonization lever. This could deliver a further 25% reduction in emissions by 2030.
· Wizz Air continues to be one of the lowest emission airlines, reporting a further decline in CO2 emissions per RPK in April, down 2.5% YoY, to 51.3 grams.
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| Month |
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| Rolling 12 months |
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| April 2025 | April 2024 | Change YoY |
| April 2025 | April 2024 | Change YoY | |||
| Capacity (seats) | 6,057,078 | 5,438,481 | 11.4% |
| 70,164,937 | 68,833,728 | 1.9% | |||
| Passengers* | 5,440,820 | 4,911,849 | 10.8% |
| 63,932,291 | 62,000,565 | 3.1% | |||
| Load Factor** | 89.8% | 90.3% | -0.5ppt |
| 91.1% | 90.1% | 1.0ppt | |||
*Booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics
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| Month |
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| Rolling 12 months |
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| April 2025 | April 2024 | Change YoY |
| April 2025 | April 2024 | Change YoY |
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| CO2 (MT) emissions | 491,350 | 451,591 | 8.8% |
| 5,836,199 | 5,723,942 | 2.0% |
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| CO2 g per pax/km* | 51.3 | 52.6 | -2.5% |
| 52.0 | 52.1 | -0.1% |
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*rounded to one decimal place
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About Wizz Air
Wizz Air operates a fleet of 231 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 63.4 million passengers in FY2025. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. The company was named one of the world's top ten safest airlines 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" between 2021-2024 and "Best Airline for Carbon Reduction" by World Finance Sustainability Awards in 2024. Wizz Air also received "EMEA's Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year" by the CAPA-Centre for Aviation Awards for Excellence 2024.
For more information:
Investors: Mark Simpson, Wizz Air investor.relations@wizzair.com
Betti Szanto, Wizz Air
Media: Andras Rado, Wizz Air communications@wizzair.com
James McFarlane/Eleni Menikou/Charles Hirst, MHP Group wizz@mhpgroup.com
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