03-Feb-2016 1:59 PM
Wizz Air grows passengers by 21%
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Wizz Air grows passengers by 21%
02-Feb-2016
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.
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Month |
Rolling 12 months to: |
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January 2016 |
January 2015 |
Change |
31 January 2016 |
31 January 2015 |
Change |
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Capacity (seats) |
1,823,600 |
1,542,780 |
+18.2% |
22,091,740 |
18,495,720 |
+19.4% |
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Passengers* |
1,522,901 |
1,258,541 |
+21.0% |
19,443,745 |
15,976,426 |
+21.7% |
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Load Factor** |
83.5% |
81.6% |
+1.9ppts |
88.0% |
86.4% |
+1.6ppts |
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*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place