June 2016 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 2077D

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

05 July 2016

 

JUNE 2016 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 16%

Ticker:  WIZZ

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

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

·      Launching 8 new routes to/from Hungary (x2), Romania (x2), Poland (x2) and Serbia (2x).

·      Reaching major milestone of 25 million carried passengers in Romania.

·      Fleet increased to 69 aircraft with the delivery of a brand new A321ceo aircraft.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	June 2016	June 2015	Change		30 June 2016	30 June 2015	Change
Capacity (seats)	2,194,110	1,903,320	+15.3%		23,587,520	19,871,100	+18.7%
Passengers*	2,013,032	1,731,965	+16.2%		20,855,529	17,307,982	+20.5%
Load Factor**	91.7%	91.0%	+0.8ppts		88.4%	87.1%	+1.3ppts

*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 70 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 420 routes from 25 bases, connecting 124 destinations across 39 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 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. 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:
	June 2016	June 2015	Change		30 June 2016	30 June 2015	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	3,449,555	2,919,887	+18.1%		36,501,946	30,513,629	+19.6%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	3,164,558	2,649,754	+19.4%		32,337,616	26,576,664	+21.7%

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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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