Wizz Air announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for June 2022.
In June 2022, Wizz Air carried 4,340,115 passengers, representing a 179% increase compared to June 2021, at a load factor of 86.1%.
Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering in June, including:
- Wizz Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to explore the potential for hydrogen-powered aircraft operations. The cooperation will allow Wizz Air to analyse the potential for highly efficient, ultra-low-cost hydrogen powered operations.
- Wizz Air also announced it will be returning to a systemic jet fuel hedge policy.Given the sustained and ongoing volatility in commodity prices Wizz Air has decided to reinstate a hedging policy and will be aligning it to those of its peers.
- Wizz Air announced launching of new routes to Dammam, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Rome, Vienna and Abu Dhabi.The new routes are a step towards a growing presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which will offer affordable, point-to-point travel for tourists and residents in the Kingdom, Europe and the UAE.
- Wizz Air continuously operates amongst the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 59.6 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 June 2022. For the month of June, CO2 emissions in grams per passenger/km were 20.6% lower compared to same month last year, as we witness an improvement in load factors over same time.
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
June 2022 | June 2021 | Change** | 30 June 2022 | 30 June 2021 | Change | ||
Capacity (seats) | 5,039,277 | 2,432,165 | 107.2% | 44,358,535 | 19,312,683 | 129.7% | |
Passengers* | 4,340,115 | 1,557,071 | 178.7% | 36,299,924 | 12,440,911 | 191.8% | |
Load Factor** | 86.1% | 64.0% | 22.1ppts | 81.8% | 64.4% | 17.4ppts | |
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
June 2022 | June 2021 | Change* | 30 June 2022 | 30 June 2021 | Change | ||
CO2 emissions in tonnes | 395,688 | 184,814 | 114.1% | 3,503,426 | 1,519,023 | 130.6% | |
CO2 grams per passenger/km* | 56.2 | 76.3 | -26.3% | 59.6 | 75.0 | -20.6% | |
*rounded to one decimal place
