Wizz Air Holdings PLC July 2018 Traffic Statistics (8354W)
August 06 2018 - 1:00AM
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RNS Number : 8354W
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
06 August 2018
July 2018 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 23%
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 0.8 PPTS TO 95.4%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 6 August 2018: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the
largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today
announces passenger statistics for July 2018.
In July 2018, Wizz Air continued to expand its network,
operations and customer offering with the following
announcements:
-- Route network expansion with twelve new routes announced
to/from Moldova (5x), Romania (4x), the UK (2x) and Austria
(1x).
-- Delivery of two brand new Airbus A320 family aircraft, taking the fleet to 104 aircraft.
-- Wizz Air celebrated the inauguration of its newest hangar in
Sofia, the company's 4th dedicated maintenance centre in
Europe.
Month Rolling 12 months to:
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July July Change 31 July 31 July Change
2018 2017 2018 2017
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Capacity (seats) 3,644,556 2,991,504 +21.8% 34,564,520 28,378,524 +21.8%
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Passengers* 3,475,497 2,827,331 +22.9% 31,703,434 25,758,964 +23.1%
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Load Factor** 95.4% 94.5% +0.8ppts 91.7% 90.8% +1.0ppts
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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 104 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321
aircraft, and offers more than 600 routes from 25 bases, connecting
141 destinations across 44 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of more
than 4,000 aviation professionals delivers superior service and
very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over
30 million passengers in the past 12 months. 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 2017 - European
Airline of the Year by Aviation 100, a renown annual publication
that recognizes the year's most outstanding performers in the
aerospace industry.
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
Month Rolling 12 months to:
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July July Change 31 July 31 July Change
2018 2017 2018 2017
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Available Seat
Kilometres
(000s) 5,855,026 4,755,433 +23.1% 55,117,248 45,033,492 +22.4%
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Revenue Passenger
Kilometres
(000s) 5,574,981 4,486,125 +24.3% 50,672,866 40,946,550 +23.8%
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For more information:
Investors: Balint Veres, Wizz Air: +36 1 777 9349
Media: Sorina Ratz, Wizz Air: +36 1 777 9304
Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI +44 20 3727
Consulting LLP: 1017
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