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Wizz Air grows passenger numbers by 22% in May

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LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 1.0 PPTS TO 91%

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

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

  • Base expansion with the deployment of a second Airbus A320 aircraft to Belgrade in Serbia.
  • Network expansion to 141 airports with the announcement of one new routes to/from Saint Petersburg in Russia.
  • Delivery of one brand new Airbus A321 aircraft taking the fleet to 81 aircraft.

 

Month

May 2017

May 2016

Change

Capacity (seats)

2,635,060

2,179,810

+20.9%

Passengers*

2,400,846

1,964,088

+22.2%

Load Factor**

91.1%

90.1%

+1.0ppts

Rolling 12 Months to

31 May 2017

31 May 2016

Change

Capacity (seats)

27,353,080

23,296,730

+17.4%

Passengers*

24,742,713

20,574,462

+20.3%

Load Factor**

90.5%

88.3%

+2.1ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

05/06/2017

This post was published on 5 June 2017 10:16

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

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