Last checked at 4 Sep 2017 07:00
Wizz Air Holdings Plc
AUGUST 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 24%LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 2.4 PPTS TO 95.4%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 4 September 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for August 2017.
In August 2017, Wizz Air continued to expand its network, operations and customer offering with the following announcements:
· Route network expansion with seventeen new routes announced to/from Romania (7x), Poland (5x), Hungary (2x), Czech Republic (1x), Lithuania (1x), and Latvia (1x).
· Second based Airbus A320ceo aircraft joins the Kyiv fleet in Ukraine.
· The introduction of a new ancillary product helping customers lock-in Wizz Air's low fares for 48 hours and complete their purchase later.
· Shareholder approval to purchase 10 additional brand new Airbus A321ceo aircraft from Airbus to be delivered during 2018 - 2019.
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | |||||||
August 2017 | August 2016 | Change | 31 August 2017 | 31 August 2016 | Change | |||
Capacity (seats) | 3,028,438 | 2,496,410 | +21.3% | 28,910,552 | 24,292,470 | +19.0% | ||
Passengers* | 2,887,770 | 2,320,990 | +24.4% | 26,325,744 | 21,505,021 | +22.4% | ||
Load Factor** | 95.4% | 93.0% | +2.4ppts | 91.1% | 88.5% | +2.5ppts | ||
*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 85 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 520 routes from 28 bases, connecting 142 destinations across 43 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 3,300 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: | ||||||
August 2017 | August 2016 | Change | 31 August 2017 | 31 August 2016 | Change | ||
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 4,818,692 | 3,928,296 | +22.7% | 45,923,888 | 37,773,940 | +21.6% | |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 4,606,728 | 3,660,907 | +25.8% | 41,892,371 | 33,519,344 | +25.0% | |
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For more information: | ||
Investors: | Balint Veres, Wizz Air: | +36 1 777 9349 |
Media: | Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air: | +36 1 777 9324 |
Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: | +44 20 3727 1017 | |