Wizz Air Holdings PLC September 2018 Traffic Statistics (6028C)
October 02 2018 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6028C
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
02 October 2018
SEPTEMBER 2018 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 17.5%
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 1.2 PPTS TO 94.1%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 October 2018: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the
largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today
announces passenger statistics for September 2018.
In September 2018, Wizz Air continued to expand its network,
operations and customer offering with the following
announcements:
-- Further investments in Poland with a seventh aircraft being
added to its Gdansk fleet and commitment to upgrade its entire
Warsaw fleet of eight aircraft to A321s.
-- Network expansion with three new routes announced to/from
Poland including the new airport of Oslo in Norway.
-- Customer service enhancements with the introduction of the
SITA WorldTracer(R) service to improve the speed of repatriating
mishandled bags to passengers.
-- Continued investment in our people with the launch of the
Wizz Air Pilot Academy program in Hungary. This follows the very
successful launches of the program in Poland, Bulgaria and Romania
already this year.
Month Rolling 12 months to:
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September September Change 30 September 30 September Change
2018 2017 2018 2017
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Capacity (seats) 3,372,988 2,908,638 +16.0% 35,636,614 29,485,340 +20.9%
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Passengers* 3,173,280 2,701,203 +17.5% 32,763,832 26,889,378 +21.8%
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Load Factor** 94.1% 92.9% +1.2ppts 91.9% 91.2% +0.7ppts
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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
142 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
32 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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September September Change 30 September 30 September Change
2018 2017 2018 2017
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Available Seat
Kilometres
(000s) 5,438,506 4,627,734 +17.5% 56,951,985 46,873,857 +21.5%
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Revenue Passenger
Kilometres
(000s) 5,120,861 4,306,527 +18.9% 52,475,878 42,827,773 +22.5%
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For more information:
Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air: +36 1 777 9324
Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting
LLP: +44 20 3727 1017
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