Wizz Air Holdings PLC May 2018 Traffic Statistics (0974Q)
04 June 2018 - 4:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0974Q
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
04 June 2018
May 2018 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 18%
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 0.8 PPTS TO 91.9%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 4 June 2018: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the
largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today
announces passenger statistics for May 2018.
In May 2018, Wizz Air continued to expand its network,
operations and customer offering with the following
announcements:
-- Route network expansion with eight new routes announced
to/from Hungary (7x) and Romania (1x), including the doubling of
capacity and market position in Debrecen, Hungary.
-- Delivery of two brand new Airbus A320 family aircraft, taking the fleet to 98 aircraft.
-- Wizz Air UK received Air Operator's Certificate and Operating
Licence and started operating on 3 May.
Month Rolling 12 months
to:
---------------------- --------- ------------------------ ---------
May May Change 31 May 31 May Change
2018 2017 2018 2017
---------- ---------- --------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Capacity
(seats) 3,086,626 2,635,060 +17.1% 33,359,776 27,353,080 +22.0%
---------- ---------- --------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Passengers* 2,836,380 2,400,846 +18.1% 30,513,700 24,742,713 +23.3%
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Load Factor** 91.9% 91.1% +0.8ppts 91.5% 90.5% +1.0ppts
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*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 98 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321
aircraft, and offers more than 600 routes from 27 bases, connecting
141 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
30 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 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:
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May May Change 31 May 31 May Change
2018 2017 2018 2017
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Available
Seat Kilometres
(000s) 4,959,269 4,174,644 +18.8% 53,058,285 43,335,131 +22.4%
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Revenue
Passenger
Kilometres
(000s) 4,550,933 3,809,650 +19.5% 48,649,948 39,274,246 +23.9%
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For more information:
Investors: Balint Veres, Wizz Air: +36 1 777 9349
Media: Sorina Ratz, Wizz Air: +36 1 777 9304
Edward Bridges / Jonathan +44 20 3727
Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: 1017
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