May 2017 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 0712H

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

05 June 2017

 

MAY 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 22%,
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 1.0 PPTS TO 91%

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 5 June 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for May 2017.

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

·      Base expansion with the deployment of a second Airbus A320 aircraft to Belgrade in Serbia.

·      Network expansion to 141 airports with the announcement of one new routes to/from Saint Petersburg in Russia.

·      Delivery of one brand new Airbus A321 aircraft taking the fleet to 81 aircraft.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	May 2017	May 2016	Change		31 May 2017	31 May 2016	Change
Capacity (seats)	2,635,060	2,179,810	+20.9%		27,353,080	23,296,730	+17.4%
Passengers*	2,400,846	1,964,088	+22.2%		24,742,713	20,574,462	+20.3%
Load Factor**	91.1%	90.1%	+1.0ppts		90.5%	88.3%	+2.1ppts

*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 82 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 500 routes from 28 bases, connecting 141 destinations across 42 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:
	May 2017	May 2016	Change		31 May 2017	31 May 2016	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	4,174,644	3,410,846	+22.4%		43,335,131	35,972,279	+20.5%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	3,809,650	3,077,577	+23.8%		39,274,246	31,822,813	+23.4%

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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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