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:
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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.
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Wizz Air's passenger
growth rate of 3.9% YoY is the strongest recorded in the calendar
year to date.
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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.
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Month
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Rolling 12 months
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September
2024
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September
2023
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Change
YoY
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September
2024
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September
2023
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Change YoY
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Capacity (seats)
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6,276,126
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5,991,145
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4.8%
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69,163,406
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63,330,385
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9.2%
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Passengers*
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5,756,632
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5,538,773
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3.9%
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62,288,437
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57,574,743
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8.2%
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Load Factor**
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91.7%
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92.4%
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-0.7ppts
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90.1%
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90.9%
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-0.9ppts
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*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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September
2024
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September
2023
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Change
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September
2024
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September
2023
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Change
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CO2 (MT)
emissions
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516,129
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497.606
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3.7%
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5,765,754
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5,220,049
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10.5%
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CO2g per pax/km**
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52.3
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51.0
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2.5%
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52.6
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51.6
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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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For
more information:
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Investors:
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Mark Simpson, Wizz Air
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+36 1 777 9407
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Dorottya Durucsko, Wizz
Air
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Media:
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Andras Rado, Wizz Air
James McFarlane / Eleni Menikou/
Charles Hirst, MHP Group:
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communications@wizzair.com
+44 (0) 20 3128 8100
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