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September 2020 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics
September 2020 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 0219B\n Wizz Air Holdings PLC\n 05 October 2020\n \n \n \n \n SEPTEMBER 2020 TRAFFIC AND CO2 EMISSION STATISTICS\n \n \n WIZZ AIR CARRIED 1.6 MILLION PASSENGERS \n \n \n AT 60% CAPACITY AND 65% LOAD FACTOR \n \n \n \n \n \n Ticker: WIZZ\n \n \n \n Geneva, 5 October 2020:\n \n Wizz Air Holdings Plc (\"Wizz Air\"), \n the fastest-growing European airline\n , today announces passenger and CO2 emission statistics for September 2020.\n \n \n In September 2020, Wizz Air continued to \n grow its network and improve its customer offering as follows\n :\n \n \n · \n The announcement of a new base in Catania, Italy with two based aircraft and 5 new routes.\n \n \n · \n Route network expansion with five new routes to/from Romania (3x), Moldova (1x) and Germany (1x). \n \n \n · \n Fleet expansion with the addition of two brand new Airbus A320neo family aircraft, taking the fleet to 132 aircraft. These game-changing aircraft are powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines and deliver close to 50% reduction in noise footprint compared to previous generation aircraft. In addition, Pratt and Whitney's GTF engine reduces fuel burn by 16% and nitrogen oxide emissions by 50%.\n \n \n · \n Wizz Air continuously operates at the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km amongst all competitor airlines, with 62.5 grams per passenger/km for the rolling 12 months to 30 September 2020. For the month of September, emissions in grams per passenger/km were 32.2% higher due to the drop in load factor, while total CO2 emissions in tonnes decreased at a slightly higher rate than capacity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Month\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rolling 12 months to:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n September\n \n \n 2020\n \n \n \n \n September\n \n \n 2019\n \n \n \n \n Change\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 30 September\n \n \n 2020\n \n \n \n \n 30 September\n \n \n 2019\n \n \n \n \n Change\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Capacity (seats)\n \n \n \n \n 2,426,798\n \n \n \n \n 4,037,074\n \n \n \n \n -39.9%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 29,514,379\n \n \n \n \n 40,600,480\n \n \n \n \n -27.3%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Passengers*\n \n \n \n \n 1,567,836\n \n \n \n \n 3,816,913\n \n \n \n \n -58.9%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 24,414,911\n \n \n \n \n 3...