DECEMBER 2020 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS
Wizz Air Carried 665,000 Passengers at 32% Capacity and 56% Load Factor
Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing European airline, today announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for December 2020.
In December 2020, Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering as follows:
- The announcement of six additional new routes between Doncaster Sheffield, Gatwick and London Luton bases and destinations in Turkey, Bulgaria, Spain and Greece.
- Wizz Air continuously operates at the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 67.1 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 December 2020. For the month of December, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 44% higher than last year due to the drop in load factor, while total CO2 emissions in tonnes decreased at a slightly higher rate than capacity.
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Month |
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Rolling 12 months to: |
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December 2020 |
December 2019 |
Change |
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31 December 2020 |
30 December 2019 |
Change |
Capacity (seats) |
1,187,553 |
3,715,116 |
-68.0% |
|
22,293,106 |
42,536,322 |
-47.6% |
Passengers* |
665,722 |
3,320,939 |
-80.0% |
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16,676,151 |
39,803,233 |
-58.1% |
Load Factor** |
56.1% |
89.4% |
-33.3ppts |
|
74.8% |
93.6% |
-18.8ppts |
*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 to: |
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December 2020 |
December 2019 |
Change |
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31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
Change |
CO2 emissions in tonnes* |
91,986 |
324,437 |
-71.6% |
|
1,846,851 |
3,734,501 |
-50.5% |
CO2 grams per passenger/km* |
85.6 |
59.5 |
43.9% |
|
67.1 |
57.3 |
17.0% |
*rounded to one decimal place
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
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Month |
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Rolling 12 months to: |
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December 2020 |
December 2019 |
Change |
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31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
Change |
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) |
1,838,811 |
6,085,392 |
-69.8% |
|
36,235,418 |
69,450,660 |
-47.8% |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) |
1,075,126 |
5,455,989 |
-80.3% |
|
27,543,701 |
65,177,684 |
-57.7% |