April 2017 Traffic Statistics

APRIL 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

 

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 30%,

LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 3.6 PPTS TO 90%

 

Ticker:  WIZZ

 

Geneva, 3 May 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for April 2017.

 

In April 2017, Wizz Air continued to expand its network and operations with the following announcements:

 

·      Route network expansion with three new routes announced to/from Hungary (1), Poland (1), and Slovakia (1).

 

·      Base expansion with the deployment of a second Airbus A320 aircraft to Tuzla in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

 

·      Network expansion to 140 airports and 42 countries with the announcement of two new routes to/from Astana in Kazakhstan and Agadir in Morocco.

 

·      Delivery of one brand new Airbus A321 aircraft taking the fleet to 80 aircraft.

 

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	April 2017	April 2016	Change		30 April 2017	30 April 2016	Change
Capacity (seats)	2,573,530	2,054,540	+25.3%		26,897,830	22,928,260	+17.3%
Passengers*	2,318,770	1,777,200	+30.5%		24,305,955	20,223,329	+20.2%
Load Factor**	90.1%	86.5%	+3.6ppts		90.4%	88.2%	+2.2ppts

 

*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 80 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 500 routes from 28 bases, connecting 140 destinations across 42 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 3,000 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 23 million passengers in 2016. 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 was recently named 2016 Value Airline of the Year by the editors of Air Transport World, one of the leading airline trade magazines, as well as 2016 Low Cost Airline of the Year by the Center for Aviation (CAPA), a leading provider of independent aviation market intelligence.

 

 

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

 

	Month				Rolling 12 months to:
	April 2017	April 2016	Change		30 April 2017	30 April 2016	Change
Available Seat Kilometres (000s)	4,091,225	3,210,859	+27.4%		42,571,333	35,336,849	+20.5%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)	3,697,238	2,782,896	+32.9%		38,542,174	31,216,345	+23.5%

 

 

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For more information:
Investors:	Iain Wetherall, Wizz Air:	+41 22 555 9873
	Balint Veres, Wizz Air:	+36 1 777 9349
Media:	Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air:	+36 1 777 9324
	Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	+44 20 3727 1017