Last checked at 2 Mar 2016 07:00
FEBRUARY 2016 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 22%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 2 March 2016: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for February 2016.
In February 2016, Wizz Air continued to expand its customer offering and network with the announcement of its 24th base in Kutaisi, Georgia opening in September 2016 and the launch of nine new routes to/from Hungary (x1), Poland (x1) and Georgia (x7).
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| February 2016 | February 2015 | Change |
| 29 February 2016 | 28 February 2015 | Change |
Capacity (seats) | 1,636,460 | 1,387,440 | +17.9% |
| 22,340,760 | 18,722,700 | +19.3% |
Passengers* | 1,413,717 | 1,161,874 | +21.7% |
| 19,695,588 | 16,207,013 | +21.5% |
Load Factor** | 86.4% | 83.7% | +2.6ppts |
| 88.2% | 86.6% | +1.6ppts |
*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 66 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 400 routes from 24 bases, connecting 119 destinations across 38 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 19.7 million passengers in the last 12 months. 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 was awarded "Value Airline of the Year" for 2016 by Air Transport World, one of the world's leading airline industry trade magazine.
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
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| February 2016 | February 2015 | Change |
| 29 February 2016 | 28 February 2015 | Change |
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 2,528,569 | 2,114,081 | +19.6% |
| 34,325,579 | 28,827,573 | +19.1% |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 2,189,865 | 1,771,541 | +23.6% |
| 30,311,860 | 24,923,660 | +21.6% |
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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 |