Wizz Air carries 4.93m passengers in January

(Sharecast News) - Low-cost carrier Wizz Air said on Tuesday that it had carried 4.93m passengers in January, a 4% increase year-on-year.

Wizz Air said seat capacity was down 0.8% year-on-year, resulting in a load factor of 86%, up four percentage points on last year's load factor of 82.0%.

The London-listed firm also highlighted that a "positive yield environment and booking profile" had continued into January, in line with commentary made in the airline's Q3 results.

As of 0930 GMT, Wizz shares were down 0.24% at 1,235.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com