Last checked at 4 Apr 2017 07:00
MARCH 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 19%,
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 4.1 PPTS TO 90%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 4 April 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for March 2017.
In March 2017, Wizz Air continued to expand its network and operations with the following announcements:
· Route network expansion with 10 new routes to/from Ukraine (4), Poland (2), Romania (1), Bulgaria (1), Hungary (1) and Slovakia (1).
· Base expansion with the deployment of a sixth Airbus A320 aircraft to Katowice in Poland, a second Airbus A320 to Craiova in Romania, and a second Airbus A320 to Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
· Network expansion to 138 airports with one new route to/from Bordeaux-Mérignac airport.
· Delivery of two brand new Airbus A321 aircraft taking the fleet to 79 aircraft.
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | |||||||
March 2017 | March2016 | Change | 31 March 2017 | 31 March 2016 | Change | |||
Capacity (seats) | 2,187,500 | 1,923,620 | +13.7% | 26,378,840 | 22,654,100 | +16.4% | ||
Passengers* | 1,978,316 | 1,660,061 | +19.2% | 23,764,385 | 19,981,377 | +18.9% | ||
Load Factor** | 90.4% | 86.3% | +4.1ppts | 90.1% | 88.2% | +1.9ppts | ||
*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 79 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 500 routes from 28 bases, connecting 139 destinations across 41 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: | ||||||
March 2017 | March 2016 | Change | 31 March 2017 | 31 March 2016 | Change | ||
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 3,489,458 | 2,974,645 | +17.3% | 41,690,967 | 34,844,016 | +19.7% | |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 3,168,061 | 2,576,402 | +23.0% | 37,627,831 | 30,786,117 | +22.2% | |
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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 | |