Last checked at 4 Jul 2017 07:00
JUNE 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 24%
AND OPENS LONDON LUTON BASE
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 4 July 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for June 2017.
In June 2017, Wizz Air continued to expand its network and operations with the following announcements:
· Commenced operations at Wizz Air's 28th base in London-Luton.
· Route network expansion with seven new routes announced to/from Romania (3x), Hungary (2x), and Bulgaria (2x).
· Base expansion with the deployment of the seventh brand new Airbus A320ceo aircraft to Warsaw in Poland.
· Placed an order for an additional ten Airbus A321ceo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney's V2500 engine to be delivered in 2018 and 2019.
· Delivery of two brand new Airbus aircraft comprising of one A320ceo and one A321ceo aircraft taking the fleet to 83 aircraft.
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | |||||||
June 2017 | June 2016 | Change | 30 June 2017 | 30 June 2016 | Change | |||
Capacity (seats) | 2,693,770 | 2,194,110 | +22.8% | 27,852,740 | 23,587,520 | +18.1% | ||
Passengers* | 2,487,553 | 2,013,032 | +23.6% | 25,217,234 | 20,855,529 | +20.9% | ||
Load Factor** | 92.3% | 91.7% | +0.6ppts | 90.5% | 88.4% | +2.1ppts | ||
*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 83 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 500 routes from 28 bases, connecting 141 destinations across 42 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 3,000 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: | ||||||
June 2017 | June 2016 | Change | 30 June 2017 | 30 June 2016 | Change | ||
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 4,272,056 | 3,449,555 | +23.8% | 44,157,632 | 36,501,946 | +21.0% | |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 3,941,429 | 3,164,558 | +24.5% | 40,051,117 | 32,337,616 | +23.9% | |
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For more information: | ||
Investors: | Iain Wetherall, Wizz Air: | +41 22 555 9873 |
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 | |