November 2015 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 8117H

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

03 December 2015

 

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:	[phone]
Media:	Doug Oliver, Wizz Air:	[phone]
	Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone]

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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