December 2015 Traffic Statistics

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC

05 January 2016

 

DECEMBER 2015 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 22%

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 5 January 2016: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for December 2015.

In December 2015, Wizz Air expanded its fleet to 65 aircraft with the arrival of its second brand new A321ceo to its Budapest base in Hungary. 

Wizz Air continues to expand its customer offering and network with the following announcements in December:

·      The Company opened its 22^nd operating base in Debrecen in Hungary and announced it will open its 23^rd operating base in Iasi in Romania in July 2016.

·      The airline announced 11 new routes in December: Romania (x5), Macedonia (x3), Poland (x2), and Lithuania (x1).

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	December 2015	December 2014	Change		31 December 2015	31 December 2014	Change
Capacity (seats)	1,788,860	1,483,200	+21%		21,810,920	18,260,100	+19%
Passengers*	1,522,745	1,250,382	+22%		19,179,385	15,772,558	+22%
Load Factor**	85.1%	84.3%	+0.8ppts		87.9%	86.4%	+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 65 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft and offers more than 400 routes from 23 bases, connecting 117 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:
	December 2015	December 2014	Change		31 December 2015	31 December 2014	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	2,742,566	2,250,810	+22%		33,445,907	28,141,807	+19%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	2,348,754	1,900,943	+24%		29,448,311	24,259,805	+21%

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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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