Last checked at 3 Sep 2015 07:00
AUGUST 2015 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS AUGUST PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 19%
Ticker: WIZZ.L
Geneva, 3 September 2015: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for August 2015.
In August, Wizz Air enhanced its operations infrastructure with a brand new purpose-built aircraft maintenance hangar in Budapest. The 2,000 square metre building is designed to accommodate the larger Airbus A321 models Wizz Air will add to its fleet starting in November.
Wizz Air also continues to expand its network with new destinations and new routes, on sale now, as well as grow its bases with the announcements of:
· Two new destinations added to the network of Nice (France) and Baden-Baden (Germany)
· Seven new routes added to the network commencing in the second half of this financial year in Bulgaria (4), Slovakia (1), and Hungary (2)
· Base expansion with a 6th new aircraft to Sofia (Bulgaria) and a 10th aircraft in Budapest (Hungary), both arriving in March 2016.
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| August 2015 | August 2014 | Change |
| 31 August 2015 | 31 August 2014 | Change |
Capacity (seats) | 2,134,440 | 1,813,500 | +18% |
| 20,521,080 | 17,397,360 | +18% |
Passengers* | 1,990,323 | 1,672,682 | +19% |
| 17,966,110 | 15,009,026 | +20% |
Load Factor** | 93.2% | 92.2% | +1.0ppts |
| 87.5% | 86.3% | +1.3ppts |
*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 63 Airbus A320 aircraft and offers more than 380 routes from 22 bases, connecting 112 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,300 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 16.5 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 2015. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ.L and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices.
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
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| August 2015 | August 2014 | Change |
| 31 August 2015 | 31 August 2014 | Change |
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 3,286,801 | 2,829,993 | +16% |
| 31,448,154 | 26,688,012 | +18% |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 3,065,905 | 2,606,032 | +18% |
| 27,541,656 | 22,966,383 | +20% |
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Investors: | Iain Wetherall, Wizz Air: | +41 22 555 9873 |
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Media: | Doug Oliver, Wizz Air: | +36 70 777 9342 |
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Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: |
+44 20 3727 1017 |
Notes for Editors:
· All flights operated on Airbus A320 aircraft, with 180 seats.
· For free pictures of aircraft, crews and logo library please visit http://wizzair.com/en-GB/press