Wizz Air September 2016: Capacity +17%; Passengers +17.9%

Budapest, Hungary, 2016-Oct-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today (04/10/2016) announces passenger statistics for September 2016.

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

• The openning of Wizz Air’s 25th operating base in Kutaisi, Georgia.
• The commencement of 10 new routes to/from Georgia (x7), Hungary (x2), and Lithuania (x1).
• Fleet expansion with the basing of 2 new aircraft in Budapest and Katowice from early 2017.
• The announcement of 17 new routes to/from Romania (x4), Poland (x7), Hungary (x4) and Bulgaria (x2).
• Expansion of its network to 129 airports with 4 new destinations on sale to/from Satu Mare in Romania, Eilat in Israel, Faro in Portugal, and Lamezia Terme in Italy.

	Month
	September 2016	September 2015	Change
Capacity (seats)	2,333,850	1,994,760	+17%
Passengers*	2,137,569	1,812,795	+17.9%
Load Factor**	91.6%	90.9%	+0.7ppts

	Rolling 12 Months to
	30 September 2016	30 September 2015	Change
Capacity (seats)	24,631,560	20,829,600	+18.3%
Passengers*	21,829,795	18,286,705	+19.4%
Load Factor**	88.6%	87.8%	+0.8ppts

*booked passengers

**rounded to one decimal place

Investor Contact:

Iain Wetherall
Email: InvestorRelations@wizzair.com

Balint Veres
Email: InvestorRelations@wizzair.com

Source: Wizzair

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