Wizz Air Holdings PLC August 2016 Traffic Statistics (8704I)
September 05 2016 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8704I
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
05 September 2016
AUGUST 2016 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 17%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 5 September 2016: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"),
the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today
announces passenger statistics for August 2016.
In August 2016, Wizz Air continued to expand its customer
offering and strengthen its network with the following
announcements:
-- Launch of the new WIZZ website on all distribution platforms.
-- Announced ten new routes to/from Bosnia and Herzegovina (x6) and Serbia (x4).
-- Announced additional aircraft to Bosnia and Herzegovina (x1) and Serbia (x1)
-- Commenced 18 new routes to/from Romania (x7), Serbia (x3),
Montenegro (x2), Poland (x2), Bulgaria (x1), Hungary (x1),
Lithuania (x1), and Ukraine (x1).
-- Opened seventh Romanian base in Sibiu with one A320 aircraft.
Month Rolling 12 months
to:
------------------------ --------- ------------------------ ---------
August August 2015 Change 31 August 31 August Change
2016 2016 2015
---------- ------------ --------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Capacity
(seats) 2,496,410 2,134,440 +17.0% 24,292,470 20,528,460 +18.3%
---------- ------------ --------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Passengers* 2,320,990 1,990,323 +16.6% 21,505,021 17,956,458 +19.8%
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Load Factor** 93.0% 93.2% -0.3ppts 88.5% 87.5% +1.1ppts
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*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 71 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321
aircraft, and offers more than 450 routes from 25 bases, connecting
124 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of
approximately 2,800 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. 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.
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
Month Rolling 12 months
to:
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August August Change 31 August 31 August Change
2016 2015 2016 2015
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Available
Seat Kilometres
(000s) 3,928,296 3,286,801 +19.5% 37,773,940 31,428,489 +20.2%
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Revenue
Passenger
Kilometres
(000s) 3,660,907 3,065,905 +19.4% 33,519,344 27,497,199 +21.9%
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For more information:
+41 22 555
Investors: Iain Wetherall, Wizz Air: 9873
+36 1 777
Balint Veres, Wizz Air: 9349
+36 1 777
Media: Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air: 9324
Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, +44 20 3727
FTI Consulting LLP: 1017
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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