Wizz Air Holdings PLC September 2016 Traffic Statistics (5553L)
October 04 2016 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5553L
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
04 October 2016
September 2016 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 18%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 4 October 2016: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the
largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today
announces passenger statistics for September 2016.
In September 2016, Wizz Air continued to expand its network and
strengthen its customer offering with the following
announcements:
-- The openning of Wizz Air's 25(th) operating base in Kutaisi,
Georgia.
-- The commencement of 10 new routes to/from Georgia (x7),
Hungary (x2), and Lithuania (x1).
-- Fleet expansion with the basing of 2 new aircraft in Budapest
and Katowice from early 2017.
-- The announcement of 17 new routes to/from Romania (x4),
Poland (x7), Hungary (x4) and Bulgaria (x2).
-- Expansion of its network to 129 airports with 4 new
destinations on sale to/from Satu Mare in Romania, Eilat in Israel,
Faro in Portugal, and Lamezia Terme in Italy.
Month Rolling 12 months
to:
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September2016 September Change 30 September 30 September Change
2015 2016 2015
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Capacity
(seats) 2,333,850 1,994,760 +17.0% 24,631,560 20,829,600 +18.3%
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Passengers* 2,137,569 1,812,795 +17.9% 21,829,795 18,286,705 +19.4%
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Load Factor** 91.6% 90.9% +0.7ppts 88.6% 87.8% +0.8ppts
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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 73 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321
aircraft, and offers more than 450 routes from 25 bases, connecting
129 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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September September Change 30 September 30 September Change
2016 2015 2016 2015
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Available
Seat Kilometres
(000s) 3,677,766 3,078,313 +19.5% 38,373,393 31,883,988 +20.4%
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Revenue
Passenger
Kilometres
(000s) 3,371,125 2,794,804 +20.6% 34,095,665 28,002,762 +21.8%
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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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