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JUNE 2015 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS JUNE PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 18%
Geneva, 6 July 2015: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced passenger statistics for June 2015 together with a summary of important business developments delivered during the month.
In June 2015, Wizz Air announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding relating to an order (subject to shareholder consent) for 110 Airbus A321 neo aircraft, worth in excess of $12.5 billion at current list prices.
Wizz Air also expanded its fleet, base and route network including:
· Two new bases opened in Slovakia (Kosice), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tuzla)
· One new destination added: Birmingham, Wizz Air's eighth UK destination
· Five new routes added: (x1) Hungary, (1x) Poland, (x2) Moldova, (x1) Romania
· Three new A320's have been added to its fleet bringing the current fleet to 62 A320 aircraft
Wizz Air continues to enhance its offering for customers and launched a new website in June which has been optimized for mobile devices.
June Traffic Statistics
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
June 2015 | June 2014 | Change | 30 June 2015 | 30 June 2014 | Change | ||
Capacity (seats) | 1,903,320 | 1,630,800 | +16.7% | 19,871,100 | 16,864,020 | +17.8% | |
Passengers* | 1,728,840 | 1,463,037 | +18.2% | 17,304,857 | 14,491,135 | +19.4% | |
Load Factor** | 90.8% | 89.7% | +1.1ppts | 87.1% | 85.9% | +1.2ppts | |
*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 62 Airbus A320 aircraft and offers over 380 routes from 22 bases, connecting 112 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,200 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
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
Month | Rolling 12 months to | ||||||
June 2015 | June 2014 | Change | 30 June 2015 | 30 June 2014 | Change | ||
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 2,919,887 | 2,541,079 | 14.9% | 30,513,629 | 25,626,198 | 19.1% | |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 2,649,754 | 2,267,519 | 16.9% | 26,576,664 | 21,968,282 | 21.0% | |
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For more information: | ||
Investors: | Iain Wetherall, Wizz Air: | +41 22 555 9873 |
Media: | Doug Oliver, Wizz Air: | +36 70 777 9342 |
Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: | +44 20 3727 1000 | |
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