July 2016 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 0517G

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

03 August 2016

 

JULY 2016 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 16%

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 3 August 2016: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for July 2016. 

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

·      Launching nine new routes to/from Romania (x2), Bosnia and Herzegovina (x2), Ukraine (x2), Lithuania (x1), Macedonia (x1), Poland (x1), and opening of the sixth Romanian base in Iasi with one A320 aircraft.

·      Fleet increased to 71 aircraft with the delivery of a brand new A321ceo aircraft

·      Receiving Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration from the International Air Transport Association (IATA)

·      Signed $2.5 billion contract with Pratt & Whitney to supply next generation engines for our future A321 neo aircraft

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	July 2016	July 2015	Change		31 July 2016	31 July 2015	Change
Capacity (seats)	2,465,720	2,122,740	+16.2%		23,930,500	20,207,520	+18.4%
Passengers*	2,285,601	1,966,776	+16.2%		21,174,354	17,638,817	+20.0%
Load Factor**	92.7%	92.7%	+0.0ppts		88.5%	87.3%	+1.2ppts

*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 71 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 450 routes from 25 bases, connecting 124 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,800 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 20 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 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.

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	July 2016	July 2015	Change		31 July 2016	31 July 2015	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	3,879,573	3,249,074	+19.4%		37,132,445	30,971,681	+19.9%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	3,590,692	3,003,966	+19.5%		32,924,342	27,037,325	+21.8%

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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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