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June 2018 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 21.8%LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 1.0 PPTS TO 93.3%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 3 July 2018: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for June 2018.
In June 2018, Wizz Air continued to expand its network, operations and customer offering with the following announcements:
· Route network expansion with six new routes announced to/from the UK (4x), Poland (1x) and Lithuania (1x).
· Delivery of four brand new Airbus A320 family aircraft, taking the fleet to 102 aircraft.
· Wizz Air celebrated the opening of its newest base, Vienna and the start of operations of its newest station, Tallinn.
· After the success of Wizz Air Pilot Academy in Poland and Romania Wizz Air launched its Pilot Academy Program in Bulgaria.
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| June 2018 | June 2017 | Change |
| 30 June 2018 | 30 June 2017 | Change |
Capacity (seats) | 3,245,462 | 2,693,770 | +20.5% |
| 33,911,468 | 27,852,740 | +21.8% |
Passengers* | 3,029,121 | 2,487,553 | +21.8% |
| 31,055,268 | 25,217,234 | +23.2% |
Load Factor** | 93.3% | 92.3% | +1.0ppts |
| 91.6% | 90.5% | +1.0ppts |
*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 102 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 600 routes from 25 bases, connecting 142 destinations across 44 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of more than 4,000 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over 30 million passengers in the past 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 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 2017 - European Airline of the Year by Aviation 100, a renown annual publication that recognizes the year's most outstanding performers in the aerospace industry.
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
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| June 2018 | June 2017 | Change |
| 30 June 2018 | 30 June 2017 | Change |
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 5,231,427 | 4,272,056 | +22.5% |
| 54,017,655 | 44,157,632 | +22.3% |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 4,875,491 | 3,941,429 | +23.7% |
| 49,584,010 | 40,051,117 | +23.8% |
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For more information: |
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Investors: | Balint Veres, Wizz Air: | +36 1 777 9349 |
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Media: | Sorina Ratz, Wizz Air: | +36 1 777 9304 |
| Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: | +44 20 3727 1017 |
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