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Wizz Air passenger numbers 22% higher in February

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FEBRUARY 2016 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 22%

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

In February 2016, Wizz Air continued to expand its customer offering and network with the announcement of its 24th base in Kutaisi, Georgia opening in September 2016 and the launch of nine new routes to/from Hungary (x1), Poland (x1) and Georgia (x7).

Month

February 2016

February 2015

Change

Capacity (seats)

1,636,460

1,387,440

+17.9%

Passengers*

1,413,717

1,161,874

+21.7%

Load Factor**

 86.4%

83.7%

 +2.6 ppts

Rolling 12 Months to

29 February 2016

28 February 2015

Change

Capacity (seats)

22,340,760

18,722,700

+19.3%

Passengers*

19,695,588

16,207,013

+21.5%

Load Factor**

88.2%

86.6%

+1.6 ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

02/03/2016

This post was published on 2 March 2016 15:39

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

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