October 2017 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 5739V

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

06 November 2017

 

OCTOBER 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 30%
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 2.1 PPTS TO 92.1%

Ticker:  WIZZ

Geneva, 6 November 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for October 2017.

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

·      Route network expansion with thirteen new routes announced to/from Georgia (5x), Romania (2x), Poland (2x), Hungary (1x), Bulgaria (1x), Lithuania (1x), and Moldova (1x).

·      Addition of the 144^th destination to the Wizz Air network with Athens, Greece.

·      Submitted application for a UK Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) further demonstrating Wizz Air's commitment to Europe's single largest aviation market.

·      Implemented new baggage policy, eliminating paid-for cabin bag.

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	October 2017	October 2016	Change		31 October 2017	31 October 2016	Change
Capacity (seats)	2,892,632	2,269,190	+27.5%		32,377,972	24,943,250	+29.8%
Passengers*	2,663,937	2,041,639	+30.5%		29,553,315	22,144,824	+33.5%
Load Factor**	92.1%	90.0%	+2.1ppts		91.3%	88.8%	+2.5ppts

*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 87 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 550 routes from 28 bases, connecting 144 destinations across 43 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 3,300 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:
	October 2017	October 2016	Change		31 October 2017	31 October 2016	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	4,604,629	3,593,935	+28.1%		51,478,486	38,944,253	+32.2%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	4,251,035	3,235,480	+31.4%		47,078,809	34,664,416	+35.8%

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For more information:
Investors:	Balint Veres, Wizz Air:	[phone]
Media:	Sorina Ratz, Wizz Air:	[phone]
	Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone]

 

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