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Wizz Air Holdings Plc

Appointment of Additional Independent Non-Executive Director

Geneva, 1 June 2016: Wizz Air Holdings plc ("Wizz Air" or "the Company" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces the appointment of Ms Wioletta Rosołowska to the Board of the Company as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 June 2016.

A Polish national, Wioletta Rosołowska is the country manager for L'Oréal in Poland. Having started her career at Saatchi & Saatchi, Wioletta then moved to Tchibo GmbH, initially as a marketing specialist and then progressing over her 20 year career with the company to become a member of its executive board with particular responsibility for the Central and Eastern Europe region as well as Turkey and Israel.

Wioletta has also had non-executive director experience on the Board of Bank Pekao S.A., part of the Unicredit group and as a member of the bank's nominations & compensation committee.

Commenting on this appointment, William A. Franke, Chairman said today:

"I am delighted that Wioletta has agreed to join the Board of Wizz Air. She will bring to the Board extremely relevant expertise as a result of the extensive Central and Eastern European consumer and marketing experience gained throughout her executive career. We look forward to working with her."

Wizz Air confirms that there is no information to be disclosed under the requirements of Listing Rule 9.6.13R in relation to the appointment of Wioletta Rosołowska.

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ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 68 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 420 routes from 25 bases, connecting 124 destinations across 39 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,600 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 20 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 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. 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.