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Wizz Air grows passenger numbers by 21% in January

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Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for January 2016.

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

  • The airline announced 11 new routes in January: Romania (x3), Poland (x3), Bulgaria (x1), and Hungary (x4).
  • Wizz Air also announced a doubling of flights from Budapest to Lisbon to four times a week starting in March.
  • Wizz Air celebrated passing the two million mark of passengers carried through Skopje and Ohrid in Macedonia.

Month

January 2016

January 2015

Change

Capacity (seats)

1,823,600

1,542,780

+18.2%

Passengers*

1,522,901

1,258,541

+21.0%

Load Factor**

 83.5%

81.6%

 +1.9ppts

Rolling 12 Months to

31 January 2016

31 January 2015

Change

Capacity (seats)

22,091,740

18,495,720

+19.4%

Passengers*

19,443,745

15,976,426

+21.7%

Load Factor**

88.0%

86.4%

+1.6ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

02/02/2016

This post was published on 2 February 2016 14:40

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

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