November 2016 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 8902Q

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

05 December 2016

 

NOVEMBER 2016 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 19%,

LOAD FACTOR INCREASE 3.2 PPT TO 87%

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 5 December 2016: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for November 2016.

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

·  Launch of a new fare category called "WIZZ Go". Both "WIZZ Go" and "WIZZ Plus" offer customers a discounted package price over the "Basic Fare" (flight ticket and a small cabin bag) and the sum of ancillary services if purchased separately, as well as a faster booking experience.

·  Network expansion with seven new routes announced to/from Romania (x6) and Poland (x1).

·  Commencing operations of ten new routes to/from Hungary (x3), Poland (x3), Romania (x1), Macedonia (x1), Lithuania (x1), and Ukraine (x1).

·  Finalised the financing for three new Airbus A320 CEO and seven new Airbus A321 CEO aircraft being delivered in 2017 and 2018. With this Wizz Air secures its fleet requirements until 2018 when WIZZ's fleet will reach a significant and important milestone of 100 aircraft. From January 2019 Wizz Air will start taking delivery of Airbus A320 NEO family aircraft.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	November 2016	November 2015	Change		30 November 2016	30 November 2015	Change
Capacity (seats)	2,038,850	1,777,080	+ 14.7%		25,205,020	21,505,260	+17.2%
Passengers*	1,769,031	1,485,281	+ 19.1%		22,428,574	18,907,022	+18.6%
Load Factor**	86.8%	83.6%	+3.2ppts		89.0%	87.9%	+1.1ppts

*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 73 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 450 routes from 26 bases, connecting 130 destinations across 38 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 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, 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:
	November 2016	November 2015	Change		30 November 2016	30 November 2015	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	3,247,343	2,726,625	19.1%		39,464,971	32,954,150	19.8%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	2,818,649	2,289,812	23.1%		35,193,253	29,000,500	21.4%

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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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