January 2016 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 6993N

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

02 February 2016

 

JANUARY 2016 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 21%

Ticker:  WIZZ

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

In January 2016, Wizz Air continued to expand its customer offering and network with the following announcements:

·      The airline announced 11 new routes in January: Romania (x3), Poland (x3), Bulgaria (x1), and Hungary (x4).

·      Wizz Air also announced a doubling of flights from Budapest to Lisbon to four times a week starting in March.

·      Wizz Air celebrated passing the two million mark of passengers carried through Skopje and Ohrid in Macedonia.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	January 2016	January 2015	Change		31 January 2016	31 January 2015	Change
Capacity (seats)	1,823,600	1,542,780	+18.2%		22,091,740	18,495,720	+19.4%
Passengers*	1,522,901	1,258,541	+21.0%		19,443,745	15,976,426	+21.7%
Load Factor**	83.5%	81.6%	+1.9ppts		88.0%	86.4%	+1.6ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Wizz Air was recently named Value Airline of the Year by Air Transport World magazine for its success in 2015.  

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 65 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft and offers more than 400 routes from 23 bases, connecting 118 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 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.

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	January 2016	January 2015	Change		31 January 2016	31 January 2015	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	2,821,019	2,355,835	+19.7%		33,911,091	28,491,606	+19.0%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	2,376,348	1,931,123	+23.1%		29,893,536	24,574,936	+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]

Notes for Editors:

·      All flights operated on Airbus A320ceo aircraft with 180 seats and Airbus A321ceo aircraft with 230 seats.

·      New Airbus A321ceo deliveries started in November 2015.

·      For free pictures of aircraft, crews and logo library please visit http://wizzair.com/en-GB/press

 

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