Wizz Air Holdings PLC February 2019 Traffic Statistics (6825R)
04 March 2019 - 6:01PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6825R
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
04 March 2019
FEBRUARY 2019 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 13%
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 3.0 PPTS TO 94.2%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 4 March 2019: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the
largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today
announces passenger statistics for February 2019.
In February 2019, Wizz Air continued to grow its network and
improve its customer offering with the following announcements:
-- Route network expansion with five new routes announced
to/from Poland (2x), Ukraine (2x) and Budapest (1x), and two new
destination airport announced to Castellón (Spain) and Bodø
(Norway).
-- Fleet expansion with the delivery of two additional brand new
Airbus A321 aircraft, taking current Wizz Air's fleet to 108
aircraft.
Month Rolling 12 months to:
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February February Change 28 February 28 February Change
2019 2018 2019 2018
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Capacity (seats) 2,548,062 2,331,546 +9.3% 37,080,612 31,919,822 +16.2%
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Passengers* 2,400,692 2,126,955 +12.9% 34,320,882 29,134,520 +17.8%
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Load Factor** 94.2% 91.2% +3.0ppts 92.6% 91.3% +1.3ppts
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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 108 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321
aircraft, and offers more than 650 routes from 26 bases, connecting
146 destinations across 44 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of more
than 4,400 aviation professionals delivers superior service and
very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over
34 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:
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February February Change 28 February 28 February Change
2019 2018 2019 2018
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Available Seat
Kilometres
(000s) 4,174,343 3,701,694 +12.8% 59,858,078 50,724,239 +18.0%
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Revenue Passenger
Kilometres
(000s) 3,943,254 3,385,530 +16.5% 55,493,076 46,423,692 +19.5%
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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
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