February 2016 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 6968Q

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

02 March 2016

 

FEBRUARY 2016 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 22%

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 2 March 2016: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for February 2016.

In February 2016, Wizz Air continued to expand its customer offering and network with the announcement of its 24^th base in Kutaisi, Georgia opening in September 2016 and the launch of nine new routes to/from Hungary (x1), Poland (x1) and Georgia (x7).

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	February 2016	February 2015	Change		29 February 2016	28 February 2015	Change
Capacity (seats)	1,636,460	1,387,440	+17.9%		22,340,760	18,722,700	+19.3%
Passengers*	1,413,717	1,161,874	+21.7%		19,695,588	16,207,013	+21.5%
Load Factor**	86.4%	83.7%	+2.6ppts		88.2%	86.6%	+1.6ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 66 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 400 routes from 24 bases, connecting 119 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,600 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 19.7 million passengers in the last 12 months. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices. 

Wizz Air was awarded "Value Airline of the Year" for 2016 by Air Transport World, one of the world's leading airline industry trade magazine.

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	February 2016	February 2015	Change		29 February 2016	28 February 2015	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	2,528,569	2,114,081	+19.6%		34,325,579	28,827,573	+19.1%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	2,189,865	1,771,541	+23.6%		30,311,860	24,923,660	+21.6%

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For more information:
Investors:	Iain Wetherall, Wizz Air:	[phone]
Media:	Doug Oliver, Wizz Air:	[phone]
	Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone]

 

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