Wizz Air Grows Air Passenger Numbers

RNS Number : 3927M

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

07 May 2015

 

WIZZ AIR GROWS APRIL PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 23%

Geneva, 7 May 2015: Wizz Air Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced passenger statistics for April 2015.  

In April 2015 Wizz Air added two new A320's to its fleet and announced further developments of its operation:

·     Introduction of Allocated Seating on all routes from May 2015

·     21st base in Lublin, Poland opening September 2015

·     Commencing flights to Iceland in July 2015, Wizz Air's 38^th country of operation

·     Creation of a new Cadet Pilot Program

	April 2015	April 2014	Change
Capacity (seats)	1'780'380	1'471'680	+21%
Passengers**	1'535'248	1'249'352	+23%
Load Factor	+86.2%	+84.9%	+1.7ppts

                                                                                                          ** booked passengers

About Wizz Air

Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 57 Airbus A320 aircraft and offers over 380 routes from 21 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

April 2015 April 2014 Change Available Seat Kilometres (000s) 2'718'025 2'263'282 +20% Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) 2'352'668 1'920'280 +23%

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

For more information:

Investors:           Iain Wetherall, Wizz Air:                                          [phone]

Media:                Daniel de Carvalho, Wizz Air:                                    [phone]

                        Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: [phone]

--ENDS.

 

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