February 2019 Traffic Statistics
Updated : 07:05
FEBRUARY 2019 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 13%
LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 3.0 PPTS TO 94.2%
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 4 March 2019: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for February 2019.
In February 2019, Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering with the following announcements:
· Route network expansion with five new routes announced to/from Poland (2x), Ukraine (2x) and Budapest (1x), and two new destination airport announced to Castellón (Spain) and Bodø (Norway).
· Fleet expansion with the delivery of two additional brand new Airbus A321 aircraft, taking current Wizz Air's fleet to 108 aircraft.
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| February 2019 | February 2018 | Change |
| 28 February 2019 | 28 February 2018 | Change |
Capacity (seats) | 2,548,062 | 2,331,546 | +9.3% |
| 37,080,612 | 31,919,822 | +16.2% |
Passengers* | 2,400,692 | 2,126,955 | +12.9% |
| 34,320,882 | 29,134,520 | +17.8% |
Load Factor** | 94.2% | 91.2% | +3.0ppts |
| 92.6% | 91.3% | +1.3ppts |
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
ABOUT WIZZ AIR
Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 108 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 650 routes from 26 bases, connecting 146 destinations across 44 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of more than 4,400 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over 34 million passengers in the past 12 months. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices. Wizz Air is registered under the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition. The company recently received the highest 7-star safety rating by airlineratings.com, a world's only safety and product rating agency, as well as was recently named 2017 - European Airline of the Year by Aviation 100, a renown annual publication that recognizes the year's most outstanding performers in the aerospace industry.
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
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| February 2019 | February 2018 | Change |
| 28 February 2019 | 28 February 2018 | Change |
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 4,174,343 | 3,701,694 | +12.8% |
| 59,858,078 | 50,724,239 | +18.0% |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 3,943,254 | 3,385,530 | +16.5% |
| 55,493,076 | 46,423,692 | +19.5% |
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For more information: |
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Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air: | +36 1 777 9324 |
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Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: | +44 20 3727 1017 |
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