DECEMBER 2024 TRAFFIC AND CO2
STATISTICS
CONTINUED POSITIVE LOAD AND
EMISSION TRENDS
Ticker:
WIZZ
Geneva, 3 January 2025: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), one of the most
sustainable European airlines, announces passenger and
CO2 emission statistics for December
2024.
Wizz Air carried 5.06 million
passengers during the month of December a 1.9% increase year on
year. Seat capacity was down 3.1% YoY, resulting in a load factor
of 86.5%, up 4.3ppts on last year's load
factor of 82.1%.
During the month:
- The positive yield environment and booking profile seen in
November continued into December.
- Early indications for our Q4 period, ending March 2025, remain
positive, with bookings currently running ahead by over 2ppts vs
this time last year.
- On December 31st, Wizz Air and Pratt & Whitney
announced that they had agreed compensation terms related to those
aircraft grounded due to issues with P&W's GTF
engine.
- Broader negotiations on engine selection remain ongoing as
Wizz continues to seek the most cost-efficient engine decision for
its future.
- Wizz Air, as one of the leading airlines in terms of lower
emissions per passenger, was pleased to report a further decline
in CO2 emissions per RPK for this month, down 4.1% YoY, to 53.7
grammes.
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Month
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Rolling 12 months
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December
2024
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December
2023
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Change
YoY
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December
2024
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December
2023
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Change
YoY
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Capacity (seats)
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5,853,738
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6,044,106
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-3.1%
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69,092,918
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66,409,653
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4.0%
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Passengers*
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5,061,425
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4,964,857
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1.9%
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62,686,711
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60,313,160
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3.9%
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Load Factor**
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86.5%
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82.1%
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4.3ppts
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90.7%
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90.8%
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-0.1ppts
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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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December
2024
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December
2023
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Change
YoY
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December
2024
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December
2023
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Change
YoY
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CO2 (MT)
emissions
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482,951
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500,027
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-3.4%
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5,761,732
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5,501,007
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4.7%
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CO2 g per pax/km**
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53.7
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55.9
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-4.1%
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52.4
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51.5
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1.9%
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* excluding cargo flights
**rounded to one decimal
place
- Ends -
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 in the three years 2022, 2023 and
2024.
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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Media:
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Andras Rado, Wizz Air
James McFarlane / Eleni Menikou/
Charles Hirst, MHP Group
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communications@wizzair.com
wizz@mhpgroup.com
+44 7584 142665
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