Wizz Air Holdings PLC September 2017 Traffic Statistics (4716S)
October 03 2017 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 4716S
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
03 October 2017
SEPTEMBER 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 26%
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 1.3 PPTS TO 92.9%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 3 October 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the
largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today
announces passenger statistics for September 2017.
In September 2017, Wizz Air continued to expand its network,
operations and customer offering with the following
announcements:
-- Route network expansion with seven new routes announced
to/from Poland (5x), Hungary (1x), and Bulgaria (1x).
-- Addition of the 143(rd) destination to the Wizz Air network with Tromso, Norway.
-- Delivery of a brand new Airbus A321ceo aircraft, taking the fleet number to a total of 86.
-- The introduction of a new ancillary product giving further
flexibility to customers who can now book up to 10 tickets and name
their travel partner(s) later at the time of check-in.
Month Rolling 12 months
to:
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September September Change 30 September 30 September Change
2017 2016 2017 2016
---------- ---------- --------- ------------- ------------- ---------
Capacity
(seats) 2,908,638 2,333,850 +24.6% 29,485,340 24,631,560 +19.7%
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Passengers* 2,701,203 2,137,569 +26.4% 26,889,378 21,829,795 +23.2%
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Load Factor** 92.9% 91.6% +1.3ppts 91.2% 88.6% +2.6ppts
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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 86 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321
aircraft, and offers more than 550 routes from 28 bases, connecting
143 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:
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September September Change 30 September 30 September Change
2017 2016 2017 2016
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Available
Seat Kilometres
(000s) 4,627,734 3,677,766 +25.8% 38,373,393 46,873,857 +22.2%
---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ------------- -------
Revenue
Passenger
Kilometres
(000s) 4,306,527 3,371,125 +27.7% 34,095,665 42,827,773 +25.6%
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For more information:
+36 1 777
Investors: 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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