Wizz Air Holdings PLC Replacement: April 2023 Traffic Statistics (1430Y)

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RNS Number : 1430Y

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

02 May 2023

The following amendment has been made to the 'Traffic and CO2 Emission statistics of Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air")' announcement released on 2 May 2023 at 7.00am under RNS No. 9867X

The following footnote has been added to the April 2022 heading in the first table:

***adjusted to capture previously excluded Ukrainian flights, which were re-routed across the network

The full amended text is shown below.

APRIL 2023 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR CARRIED 4.9 MILLION PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 32% YEAR-ON-YEAR

Ticker: WIZZ

Geneva, 2 May 2023: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest growing and one of the most sustainable European airline s , today announces passenger and CO(2) emission statistics for April 2023.

In April 2023, Wizz Air carried 4,927,076 passengers, representing a 32.3% increase compared to April 2022, at a load factor of 90.9%.

Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering in April, including:

-- Wizz Air announce d a GBP5 million investment in a biofuel company, Firefly, marking its first equity investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) research and development. Th e investment seeks to enable a supply of SAF to Wizz Air operations from 2028, receiving up to 525,000 tonnes over 15 years ;

-- Wizz Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cepsa, a leading international company committed to sustainable mobility and energy, for the supply of SAF from 2025. The MoU gives Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase SAF to supply the airline's route network across Spain.

-- Wizz Air announce d addition of one more aircraft to the Kutaisi, Georgia base. A total fleet of four aircraft will increase frequencies and add another destination to a network of routes to and from Georgia's second largest city;

-- Wizz Air inaugurated first flights from Sofia, Bulgaria and Naples, Italy to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, along with connecting Rome, Italy to Cairo, Egypt and adding more destinations from Brasov, Romania to the UK and Germany;

-- Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO(2) emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 53.3 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 April 2023. For the month of April CO(2) emissions were 51.3 grams per passenger/km (10.0% lower compared to same month last year).

 
                             Month                       Rolling 12 months 
                    ----------------------  -------  ------------------------  ------- 
                       April       April     Change    30 April     30 April    Change 
                        2023      2022***      **        2023         2022 
                    ----------              -------  -----------               ------- 
 Capacity (seats)    5,418,024   4,461,965   21.4%    59,146,615   38,134,275   55.1% 
                    ----------  ----------  -------  -----------  -----------  ------- 
 Passengers*         4,927,076   3,724,770   32.3%    52,274,142   30,240,054   72.9% 
                    ----------  ----------  -------  -----------  -----------  ------- 
 Load Factor**         90.9%       83.5%     7.5pp      88.4%        79.3%      9.1pp 
                    ----------  ----------  -------  -----------  -----------  ------- 
 

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

*** adjusted to capture previously excluded Ukrainian flights, which were re-routed across the network

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics**

 
                         Month                     Rolling 12 months 
                                                          to: 
                  ------------------  --------  ----------------------  ------- 
                    April     April    Change*   30 April    30 April    Change 
                     2023      2022                 2023        2022 
                  --------            --------  ----------              ------- 
 CO2 emissions 
  in tonnes        447,788   350,486    27.8%    4,768,126   3,003,729   58.7% 
                  --------  --------  --------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 CO2 grams per 
  passenger/km*     51.3      57.0     -10.0%      53.3        61.6      -13.3% 
                  --------  --------  --------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 

*rounded to one decimal place

**excluding cargo flights

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline and one of the most sustainable, operates a fleet of 1 80 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 40.0 million passengers in the financial year F20 ending 31 March, 2020 and 27.1 million passengers in the financial year F22 ending 31 March 2022. 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. Wizz Air is a recipient of CAPA's prestigious Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the year award, 202 2 .

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 For more information: 
 
 Investors:    Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air                            [phone] 
 
               Zsuzsa Trubek, Wizz Air 
                                                                    [phone] 
                Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting 
 Media:         LLP:                                                 [phone] 
 
 

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