Wizz Air receives Sustainability Award

Wizz Air won the title of Most Sustainable Low Cost Airline for the third time at the World Finance Sustainability Awards 2023.

The panel praised Wizz Air’s sustainability achievements and its commitment to reduce its carbon intensity by a further 25 percent by the end of the decade, the company told our portal.

World Finance also acknowledged the airline’s continued investment in the latest technologies, fleet renewal, fuel efficiency initiatives, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) collaborations, including the airline’s R&D investments, including partnerships between WIZZ and Airbus on hydrogen-powered aircraft.

Now in its fifth year, the World Finance Sustainability Awards recognise companies that put sustainability and green solutions at the heart of their operations. The award categories cover thirty industry segments.

Wizz Air has achieved its lowest ever carbon intensity of 53.8 grams of carbon dioxide per passenger kilometre in the 2023 financial year – a 6 percent reduction compared to pre-covid.