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September 2015 Traffic Statistics

5 Oct 2015 07:00

RNS Number : 1370B
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
05 October 2015
 

SEPTEMBER 2015 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

 

WIZZ AIR GROWS SEPTEMBER PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 22%

 

Ticker: WIZZ.L

 

Geneva, 5 October 2015: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for September 2015.

 

In September, the Company confirmed an order with Airbus for 110 A321neo aircraft that will begin delivery in 2019 (subject to shareholder approval) as well as an agreement with CDB Leasing of China to finance six A321ceo aircraft, the first of which will join the fleet in November.

 

Wizz Air continues to expand its customer offering with the addition of new bases and the launch of new routes. Recent announcements include:

 

· Nine new routes added to the network commencing in the second half of this financial year in Romania (4) and Poland (5);

· Base expansion with a 6th new aircraft to Warsaw (Poland) in May 2016; and

· The launch of the Slovakian language version of wizzar.com, the 23rd language.

 

 

Month

 

 

Rolling 12 months to:

 

 

September 2015

September 2014

Change

 

30 September 2015

30 September 2014

Change

Capacity (seats)

1,994,760

1,693,620

+18%

 

20,829,600

17,658,720

+18%

Passengers*

1,812,795

1,482,548

+22%

 

18,286,705

15,247,273

+20%

Load Factor**

90.9%

87.5%

+3.3ppts

 

87.8%

86.3%

+1.4ppts

 

*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 112 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,300 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:

 

 

September 2015

September 2014

Change

 

30 September 2015

30 September 2014

Change

Available Seat Kilometres (000s)

3,078,313

2,622,814

+17%

 

31,891,473

27,179,014

+17%

Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)

2,794,804

2,289,240

+22%

 

28,002,762

23,402,669

+20%

 

 

- Ends -

 

 

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

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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