Last checked at 4 Nov 2015 07:00
OCTOBER 2015 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 23%
Ticker: WIZZ.LN
Geneva, 4 November 2015: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for October 2015.
In October, the Company announced it surpassed the 100 million mark in total passengers carried since beginning operations only 11 years ago.
Wizz Air continues to expand its customer offering and network with the following announcements in October:
· Network expansion with flights between Budapest (Hungary) and Baku resuming in March 2016. Azerbaijan is the 39th country on Wizz Air's network.
· Base expansion in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) with a fifth aircraft from July 2016.
· Route expansion with six new routes announced in October; Romania (x4), Hungary (x1) and Serbia (x1).
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
October 2015 | October 2014 | Change | 31 October 2015 | 31 October 2014 | Change | ||
Capacity (seats) | 1,957,500 | 1,632,240 | +20% | 21,154,860 | 17,876,160 | +18% | |
Passengers* | 1,726,610 | 1,408,406 | +23% | 18,604,909 | 15,452,712 | +20% | |
Load Factor** | 88.2% | 86.3% | +1.9ppts | 87.9% | 86.4% | +1.5ppts | |
*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 63 Airbus A320 aircraft and offers more than 390 routes from 22 bases, connecting 114 destinations across 39 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,400 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.L and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices.
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
October 2015 | October 2014 | Change | 31 October 2015 | 31 October 2014 | Change | ||
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 3,023,074 | 2,511,632 | +20% | 32,402,915 | 27,576,129 | +18% | |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 2,666,730 | 2,160,333 | +23% | 28,509,159 | 23,771,024 | +20% | |
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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 A320 aircraft, with 180 seats.
· For free pictures of aircraft, crews and logo library please visit http://wizzair.com/en-GB/press