March 2021 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics
Wizz Air Carried 480,000 Passengers
Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing European airline, today announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for March 2021.
In March 2021, Wizz Air carried 480,000 passengers, operated just below 20% of its capacity at a load factor of 63%. Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering as follows:
- Wizz Air announced its 42nd base in Palermo, Italy, with two Airbus A321 aircraft from June 2021;
- A 4th aircraft was allocated to a base in Tirana, Albania, from May 2021, enabling the start of six new routes to Malmö, Stockholm-Skavsta, Ancona, Pescara, Genova and Rome Ciampino;
- New routes were also announced from Tel Aviv to destinations in Greece, from Abu Dhabi to destinations in Kazakhstan and from Poland five new destinations across Mediterranean;
- Wizz Air continuously operates at the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 79.5 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 31 March 2021. For the month of March, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 33% 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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March 2021 |
March 2020 |
Change |
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31 March 2021 |
31 March 2020 |
Change |
Capacity (seats) |
768,113 |
1,907,408 |
-59.7% |
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15,929,391 |
42,800,863 |
-62.8% |
Passengers* |
480,203 |
1,754,032 |
-72.6% |
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10,185,945 |
40,038,382 |
-74.6% |
Load Factor** |
62.5% |
92.0% |
-29.4ppts |
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63.9% |
93.5% |
-29.6ppts |
*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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March 2021 |
March 2020 |
Change |
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31 March 2021 |
31 March 2020 |
Change |
CO2 emissions in tonnes* |
56,366 |
163,813 |
-65.6% |
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1,267,037 |
3,759,801 |
-66.3% |
CO2 grams per passenger/km* |
72.9 |
55.0 |
32.5% |
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79.5 |
57.2 |
39.0% |
*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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March 2021 |
March 2020 |
Change |
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31 March 2021 |
31 March 2020 |
Change |
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) |
1,209,057 |
3,219,483 |
-62.4% |
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24,368,167 |
69,993,573 |
-65.2% |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) |
773,461 |
2,979,457 |
-74.0% |
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15,931,716 |
65,698,202 |
-75.8% |