June 2015 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 1816S

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

06 July 2015

 

JUNE 2015 TRAFFIC STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR GROWS JUNE PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 18%

Geneva, 6 July 2015: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced passenger statistics for June 2015 together with a summary of important business developments delivered during the month. 

In June 2015, Wizz Air announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding relating to an order (subject to shareholder consent) for 110 Airbus A321 neo aircraft, worth in excess of $12.5 billion at current list prices.

Wizz Air also expanded its fleet, base and route network including:

·     Two new bases opened in Slovakia (Kosice), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tuzla)

·     One new destination added: Birmingham, Wizz Air's eighth UK destination

·     Five new routes added: (x1) Hungary, (1x) Poland, (x2) Moldova, (x1) Romania

·     Three new A320's have been added to its fleet bringing the current fleet to 62 A320 aircraft

Wizz Air continues to enhance its offering for customers and launched a new website in June which has been optimized for mobile devices.

June Traffic Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	June 2015	June 2014	Change		30 June 2015	30 June 2014	Change
Capacity (seats)	1,903,320	1,630,800	+16.7%		19,871,100	16,864,020	+17.8%
Passengers*	1,728,840	1,463,037	+18.2%		17,304,857	14,491,135	+19.4%
Load Factor**	90.8%	89.7%	+1.1ppts		87.1%	85.9%	+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 62 Airbus A320 aircraft and offers over 380 routes from 22 bases, connecting 112 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,200 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 16.5 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 2015. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker: WIZZ

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

	Month				Rolling 12 months to
	June 2015	June 2014	Change		30 June 2015	30 June 2014	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	2,919,887	2,541,079	14.9%		30,513,629	25,626,198	19.1%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	2,649,754	2,267,519	16.9%		26,576,664	21,968,282	21.0%

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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 A320 aircraft, with 180 seats.

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

 

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