June 2017 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 9856J

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

04 July 2017

 

JUNE 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 24%

AND OPENS LONDON LUTON BASE

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 4 July 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for June 2017.

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

·      Commenced operations at Wizz Air's 28^th base in London-Luton.

·      Route network expansion with seven new routes announced to/from Romania (3x), Hungary (2x), and Bulgaria (2x).

·      Base expansion with the deployment of the seventh brand new Airbus A320ceo aircraft to Warsaw in Poland.

·      Placed an order for an additional ten Airbus A321ceo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney's V2500 engine to be delivered in 2018 and 2019.

·      Delivery of two brand new Airbus aircraft comprising of one A320ceo and one A321ceo aircraft taking the fleet to 83 aircraft.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	June 2017	June 2016	Change		30 June 2017	30 June 2016	Change
Capacity (seats)	2,693,770	2,194,110	+22.8%		27,852,740	23,587,520	+18.1%
Passengers*	2,487,553	2,013,032	+23.6%		25,217,234	20,855,529	+20.9%
Load Factor**	92.3%	91.7%	+0.6ppts		90.5%	88.4%	+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 83 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:
	June 2017	June 2016	Change		30 June 2017	30 June 2016	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	4,272,056	3,449,555	+23.8%		44,157,632	36,501,946	+21.0%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	3,941,429	3,164,558	+24.5%		40,051,117	32,337,616	+23.9%

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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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