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Wizz Air Claims The Crown As Europe’s Most Sustainable Airline

byLuke Bodell

 

January 18, 2022

Hungarian carrier Wizz Air has been crowned Europe’s most sustainable airline, according to independent ESG analyst Sustainalytics. The airline scored a 25.0 ESG Risk Rating, the lowest amongst all European carriers. The ultra-low-cost carrier boasts one of Europe’s newest fleets of aircraft and has implemented various sustainability solutions in recent years.

Wizz Air – Europe’s most sustainable carrier

Wizz Air has been named as the most sustainable airline in Europe, owing to the airline’s ‘conscious attention to sustainability.’ Sustainalytics, an independent analytics firm on environment, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues, gave Wizz Air the lowest ‘ESG Risk Rating’ in Europe.

Wizz Air CEO, Józef Váradi, said,

“We are proud to be in this prestigious industry-leading position which confirms Wizz Air’s sustainability efforts. Having been recognised as the most sustainable European airline reassures our steps in this direction and gives us extra energy to keep on developing our airline.”

?? Wizz Air has welcomed over 30 new aircraft in the last 24 months. Photo: Getty Images.

Wizz’s sustainability principles are laid out by Chief Corporate Officer Marion Geoffroy

Lowest ESG risk rating amongst European airlines

Wizz Air received a ‘Medium Risk’ score of 25.0 from Sustainalytics. Key to Wizz’s sustainability success includes the lowest environmental footprint on the continent (per passenger kilometer) with its young fleet of efficient aircraft. The airline was also the first to return pilot and cabin crew salaries to pre-pandemic levels and brought 1,000 new employees onboard.

Wizz’s other sustainability initiatives include banning single-use plastics in the cabin, paperless flight decks, and a carbon-offsetting program.


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