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Wizz Air grows passenger numbers by 16% in April

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Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”) announces passenger statistics for April 2016.

In April 2016, Wizz Air continued to expand its customer offering and strengthen its network with the following announcements:

  • The establishment of a new base in Sibiu, Romania, Wizz Air’s 25th base and seventh in the country.
  • Expanding its network to 123 airports with services to/from two new stations in Suceava in Romania and Olsztyn-Mazury in Poland.
  • The launch of 13 new routes to/from Romania (x6), Poland (x4), Hungary (x2), and Serbia (x1).

Month

April 2016

April 2015

Change

Capacity (seats)

2,054,540

1,780,380

+15.4%

Passengers*

1,777,200

1,535,248

+15.8%

Load Factor**

 86.5%

86.2%

 +0.3ppts

Rolling 12 Months to

30 April 2016

30 April 2015

Change

Capacity (seats)

22,928,260

19,321,560

+18.7%

Passengers*

20,223,329

16,768,364

+20.6%

Load Factor**

88.2%

86.8%

+1.4 ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

04/05/2016

This post was published on 5 May 2016 13:04

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

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