OCTOBER 2021 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR CARRIED 2,977,000 PASSENGERS
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 November 2021: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing European airline, today announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for October 2021.
In October 2021, Wizz Air carried 2,977,000 passengers at a load factor of 79.5%. Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering as follows:
· Wizz Air announced its major expansion in the Ukrainian market, doubling its capacity there. The expansion comes as a result of Ukraine signing the Open Skies agreement with EU on 12 October 2021. The new investment will increase its current fleet to eight aircraft in Kyiv International Airport and to three aircraft in Lviv International Airport from summer 2022.
· Wizz Air announced the opening of its seventh Italian base, at Venice Marco Polo airport. With two Airbus A321neo aircraft and with the launch of four new domestic services and 12 international destinations Wizz Air continues to grow its Italian offer.
· Wizz Air Abu Dhabi announced a new route connecting Moscow with Abu Dhabi from December 2021.
· Wizz Air was named Airline of the Year at the Airline Economics Aviation 100 Awards. Airline Economics praised Wizz Air for its handling of the pandemic. The award was based on criteria including: profit, debt, load figures, RPK (revenue passenger kilometers), orders, routes held and expansion activity.
· Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 66.6 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 October 2021. For the month of October, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 15.4% lower compared to same month last year, as we witness an improvement in load factors over same time.
| Month |
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| Rolling 12 months to: |
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| October 2021 | October 2020 | Change** |
| 31 October 2021 | 31 October 2020 | Change |
Capacity (seats) | 3,743,804 | 1,739,687 | 115.2% |
| 24,391,390 | 27,358,294 | -10.8% |
Passengers* | 2,977,286 | 1,146,227 | 159.7% |
| 18,035,096 | 21,849,693 | -17.5% |
Load Factor** | 79.5% | 65.9% | 13.6ppts |
| 73.9% | 79.9% | -5.9ppts |
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics
| Month |
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| Rolling 12 months to: |
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| October 2021 | October 2020 | Change* |
| 31 October 2021 | 31 October 2020 | Change |
CO2 emissions in tonnes* | 295,287 | 134,218 | 120.0% |
| 1,896,667 | 2,307,262 | -17.8% |
CO2 grams per passenger/km* | 61.9 | 73.2 | -15.4% |
| 66.6 | 64.0 | 4.1% |
*rounded to one decimal place
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
| Month |
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| Rolling 12 months to: |
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| October 2021 | October 2020 | Change* |
| 31 October 2021 | 31 October 2020 | Change |
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 6,057,311 | 2,702,619 | 124.1% |
| 38,457,737 | 44,709,815 | -14.0% |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 4,769,006 | 1,832,898 | 160.2% |
| 28,475,471 | 36,066,823 | -21.0% |
*rounded to one decimal place
ABOUT WIZZ AIR
Wizz Air, the fastest growing European low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 145 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 10.2 million passengers in the financial year F21 ending 31 March 2021. 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.
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Investors: | Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air | +36 1 777 9407 |
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Media: | Natasha Seager Smith, Wizz Air: Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: | +36 1 777 8475 +44 20 3727 1017 |
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