February 2017 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 2765Y

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

02 March 2017

 

FEBRUARY 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 22%,
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 5.5 PPTS TO 92%

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 2 March 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for February 2017.

In February 2017, Wizz Air continued to expand its network and operations with the following announcements:

·      Route network expansion with 12 new routes to/from Macedonia (3), Latvia (2), UK (2), Bulgaria (1), Czech Republic (1), Georgia (1), Hungary (1) and Poland (1).

·      The establishment of a new base in London-Luton, Wizz Air's 28^th base.

·      Base expansion with a fourth brand new Airbus A320 aircraft being deployed to Skopje in Macedonia.

·      Network expansion to 137 airports with two new routes to/from Frankfurt International airport. 

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	February 2017	February 2016	Change		28 February 2017	29 February 2016	Change
Capacity (seats)	1,874,080	1,636,460	+14.5%		26,114,960	22,340,760	+16.9%
Passengers*	1,722,038	1,413,717	+21.8%		23,446,130	19,695,588	+19.0%
Load Factor**	91.9%	86.4%	+5.5ppts		89.8%	88.2%	+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 77 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 500 routes from 28 bases, connecting 137 destinations across 40 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 3,000 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 23 million passengers in 2016. 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 is registered under the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition. The company was recently named 2016 Value Airline of the Year by the editors of Air Transport World, one of the leading airline trade magazines, as well as 2016 Low Cost Airline of the Year by the Center for Aviation (CAPA), a leading provider of independent aviation market intelligence.

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	February 2017	February 2016	Change		28 February 2017	29 February 2016	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	2,985,993	2,528,569	+18.1%		41,176,154	34,325,579	+20.0%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	2,754,541	2,189,865	+25.8%		37,036,173	30,311,860	+22.2%

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For more information:
Investors:	Iain Wetherall, Wizz Air:	[phone]
	Balint Veres, Wizz Air:	[phone]
Media:	Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air:	[phone]
	Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone]

 

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