Wizz Air’s June 2022 traffic and emissions growth

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.

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air Monthly CO2 Emission Statistics

*rounded to one decimal place