Last checked at 6 Nov 2018 07:00
OCTOBER 2018 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 15%
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 1.9 PPTS TO 94%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 6 November 2018: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for October 2018.
In October 2018, Wizz Air continued to improve its operations and customer offering with the following announcements:
· Permission received from the UK Secretary of State for Transport for Wizz Air UK Limited to be granted a UK route licence, which was issued in October 2018, future-proofing the status of Wizz Air UK Limited as a British airline, regardless of the outcome of the negotiations and therefore will enable the Group to continue flying from the UK to non-EU countries following Brexit.
· Wizz Air introduced a new transparent baggage policy aimed at easing the boarding experience for customers and decreasing baggage-related delays for all Wizz Air flights.
· Operational performance significantly improved in October with on-time performance at 83% and only 12 flights cancelled in October.
· Wizz Air was awarded the highest 7-star safety ranking from the world's only one-stop airline safety and product rating agency AirlineRatings.com
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
October 2018 | October 2017 | Change | 31 October 2018 | 31 October 2017 | Change | ||
Capacity (seats) | 3,255,520 | 2,892,632 | +12.5% | 35,999,502 | 30,108,782 | +19.6% | |
Passengers* | 3,059,419 | 2,663,937 | +14.8% | 33,159,314 | 27,511,676 | +20.5% | |
Load Factor** | 94.0% | 92.1% | +1.9ppts | 92.1% | 91.4% | +0.7ppts | |
*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 104 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 33 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 recently received the highest 7-star safety rating by airlineratings.com, a world's only safety and product rating agency, as well as 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
Month | Rolling 12 months to: | ||||||
October 2018 | October 2017 | Change | 31 October 2018 | 31 October 2017 | Change | ||
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 5,278,921 | 4,604,629 | +14.6% | 57,626,276 | 47,884,551 | +20.3% | |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 4,961,606 | 4,251,035 | +16.7% | 53,183,448 | 43,843,328 | +21.3% | |
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For more information: | |
Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air: | +36 1 777 9324 |
Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: | +44 20 3727 1017 |