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3 Dec 2015 07:00
NOVEMBER 2015 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 26%
Ticker: WIZZ.L
Geneva, 3 December 2015: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for November 2015.
In November 2015, Wizz Air signed its largest ever lease agreement for 11 Airbus A321ceo aircraft and expanded its fleet to 64 aircraft with the arrival of its first brand new A321ceo to its Budapest base in Hungary.
Wizz Air also announced further network expansion with two new routes from/to Romania and Lithuania, including the new destination of Palanga (Lithuania).
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
November 2015 | November 2014 | Change | 30 November 2015 | 30 November 2014 | Change | ||
Capacity (seats) | 1,777,080 | 1,426,680 | +24.6% | 21,505,260 | 18,054,180 | +19.1% | |
Passengers* | 1,485,281 | 1,183,168 | +25.5% | 18,907,022 | 15,589,909 | +21.3% | |
Load Factor** | 83.6% | 82.9% | +0.6ppt | 87.9% | 86.4% | +1.6ppt | |
*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 64 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft and offers more than 390 routes from 22 bases, connecting 116 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 million passengers in the last 12 months. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ.L and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices.
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
November 2015 | November 2014 | Change | 30 November 2015 | 30 November 2014 | Change | ||
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 2,726,625 | 2,167,905 | +25.8% | 32,954,150 | 27,832,816 | +18.4% | |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 2,289,812 | 1,798,471 | +27.3% | 29,000,500 | 23,979,359 | +20.9% | |
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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 1017 | |
Notes for Editors:
· All flights operated on Airbus A320ceo aircraft with 180 seats and Airbus A321ceo aircraft with 230 seats.
· New Airbus A321ceo deliveries started in November 2015.
· For free pictures of aircraft, crews and logo library please visit http://wizzair.com/en-GB/press
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