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Wizz Air February 2017 traffic statistics: +21.8 %

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FEBRUARY 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 22%, LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 5.5 PPTS TO 92%

Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”) today announces passenger statistics for February 2017.

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

  • Route network expansion with 12 new routes to/from Macedonia (3), Latvia (2), UK (2), Bulgaria (1), Czech Republic (1), Georgia (1), Hungary (1) and Poland (1).
  • The establishment of a new base in London-Luton, Wizz Air’s 28th base.
  • Base expansion with a fourth brand new Airbus A320 aircraft being deployed to Skopje in Macedonia.
  • Network expansion to 137 airports with two new routes to/from Frankfurt International airport.

Month

February 2017

February 2016

Change

Capacity (seats)

1,874,080

1,636,460

+14.5%

Passengers*

1,722,038

1,413,717

+21.8%

Load Factor**

91.9%

86.4%

 +5.5ppts

Rolling 12 Months to

28 February 2017

28 February   2016

Change

Capacity (seats)

26,114,960

22,340,760

+16.9%

Passengers*

23,446,130

19,695,588

+19.0%

Load Factor**

89.8%

88.2%

+1.6ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

This post was published on 2 March 2017 12:04

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

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