Wizz Air Holdings PLC March 2020 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics (4899I)
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RNS Number : 4899I
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
02 April 2020
MARCH 2020 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR CARRIES 1.8 MILLION PASSENGERS
AT 92% LOAD FACTOR
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 April 2020: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the
largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today
announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for March 2020.
In March 2020, Wizz Air continued its operations as follows:
-- As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent travel
restrictions introduced by governments across Europe , Wizz Air had
to reduce its capacity by 34% year-on-year for the month of
March.
-- Wizz Air operated rescue flights throughout the month of
March from Germany to Ukraine, from Malta and Croatia to North
Macedonia as well as from North America to Hungary in cooperation
with governments and organizations in order to bring passengers
back to their home countries.
-- Wizz Air is operating flights between China and Hungary in
order to deliver medical equipment such as protective gear and
coronavirus test kits ordered by the Hungarian government.
-- Air Transport World (ATW) named Wizz Air the ATW 2020 Airline
of the Year. It is the first time that the award has been bestowed
on an ultra-low-cost carrier.
-- Wizz Air continuously operates at the lowest CO2 emissions
per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines. At 55 grams, CO2
emissions in grams per passenger/km for the month of March were
3.4% lower, while total CO2 emissions in tonnes also decreased in
line with capacity.
Month Rolling 12 months to:
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March March Change 31 March 31 March Change
2020 2019 2020 2019
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Capacity (seats) 1,907,408 2,892,696 -34.1% 42,800,863 37,266,876 14.8%
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Passengers* 1,754,032 2,721,959 -35.6% 40,038,382 34,566,688 15.8%
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Load Factor** 92.0% 94.1% -2.1ppts 93.5% 92.8% 0.8ppts
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*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics
Month Rolling 12 months to:
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March March Change 31 March 31 March Change
2020 2019 2020 2019
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CO2 emissions
in tonnes* 163,813 253,629 -35.4% 3,759,801 3,277,836 14.7%
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CO2 grams
per passenger/km* 55.0 56.9 -3.4% 57.2 58.5 -2.2%
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*rounded to one decimal place
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
Month Rolling 12 months to:
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March March Change 31 March 31 March Change
2020 2019 2020 2019
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Available Seat
Kilometres
(000s) 3,219,483 4,728,089 -31.9% 69,993,573 60,283,961 16.1%
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Revenue Passenger
Kilometres
(000s) 2,979,457 4,454,924 -33.1% 65,698,202 55,993,952 17.3%
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ABOUT WIZZ AIR
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern
Europe, offers more than 710 routes from 25 bases, connecting 154
destinations across 45 countries. A team of more than 5,000
aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low fares
making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 40 million passengers in
the past 12 months. WIZZ operates an all-Airbus fleet of 121
aircraft. Its A320s are equipped with 180 seats, its A321s with 230
seats and its A321neo aircraft with 239 seats. According to the
latest data of the Swiss airline intelligence provider CH-Aviation,
Wizz Air has one of the youngest airline fleets in the world. Wizz
Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ
and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices. Wizz
Air is registered under the International Air Transport Association
(IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in
airline safety recognition. 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 2019 - Airline
of the Year by Air Transport Awards the only international awards
that recognizes the year's most outstanding performers in the
aerospace industry in the most important categories.
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For more information:
Investors: Evelin Horvath, Wizz Air +41 22 555 9863
Media: Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air: +36 1 777 9324
Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting
LLP: +44 20 3727 1017
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