Wizz Air Holdings PLC January 2017 Traffic Statistics (7962V)
February 02 2017 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 7962V
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
02 February 2017
JANUARY 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 23%,
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 4.5 PPTS TO 88%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 February 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the
largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today
announces passenger statistics for January 2017.
In January 2017, Wizz Air continued to expand its network with
the following announcements:
-- Network further expanded with two new routes announced in
January to/from, Poland (1), and Bulgaria (1).
-- Two new routes commenced operation to/from Poland (1), and Lithuania (1).
Month Rolling 12 months
to:
------------------------- --------- ------------------------ ---------
January January 2016 Change 31 January 31 January Change
2017 2017 2016
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Capacity
(seats) 2,133,520 1,823,600 +17.0% 25,877,340 22,091,740 +17.1%
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Passengers* 1,877,762 1,522,901 +23.3% 23,137,809 19,443,745 +19.0%
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Load Factor** 88.0% 83.5% +4.5ppts 89.4% 88.0% +1.4ppts
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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 75 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321
aircraft, and offers more than 500 routes from 27 bases, connecting
136 destinations across 40 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of
approximately 3,000 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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January January 2016 Change 31 January 31 January Change
2017 2017 2016
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Available
Seat Kilometres
(000s) 3,403,284 2,821,019 +20.6% 40,718,729 33,911,091 +20.1%
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Revenue
Passenger
Kilometres
(000s) 3,018,009 2,376,348 +27.0% 36,471,496 29,893,536 +22.0%
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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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