WIZZ AIR GROWS JUNE PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 18%
BUDAPEST, 2015-7-6 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced passenger statistics for June 2015 together with a summary of important business developments delivered during the month.
In June 2015, Wizz Air announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding relating to an order (subject to shareholder consent) for 110 Airbus A321 neo aircraft, worth in excess of $12.5 billion at current list prices.
Wizz Air also expanded its fleet, base and route network including:
• Two new bases opened in Slovakia (Kosice), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tuzla)
• One new destination added: Birmingham, Wizz Air’s eighth UK destination
• Five new routes added: (x1) Hungary, (1x) Poland, (x2) Moldova, (x1) Romania
• Three new A320’s have been added to its fleet bringing the current fleet to 62 A320 aircraft
Wizz Air continues to enhance its offering for customers and launched a new website in June which has been optimized for mobile devices.
June Traffic Statistics
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Month |
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June 2015 |
June 2014 |
Change |
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| Capacity (seats) |
1,903,320 |
1,630,800 |
+16.7% |
| Passengers* |
1,728,840 |
1,463,037 |
+18.2% |
| Load Factor** |
90.8% |
89.7% |
+1.1ppts |
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Rolling 12 months to: |
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30 June 2015 |
30 June 2014 |
Change |
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Capacity (seats) |
19,871,100 |
16,864,020 |
+17.8% |
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Passengers* |
17,304,857 |
14,491,135 |
+19.4% |
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Load Factor** |
87.1% |
85.9% |
+1.2ppts |
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place