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December 2015 Traffic Statistics
December 2015 Traffic Statistics.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7892K Wizz Air Holdings PLC 05 January 2016 \n\nDECEMBER 2015 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:\nWIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 22%\nTicker: WIZZ\n \nGeneva, 5 January 2016: Wizz Air Holdings Plc (\"Wizz Air\"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for December 2015.\nIn December 2015, Wizz Air expanded its fleet to 65 aircraft with the arrival of its second brand new A321ceo to its Budapest base in Hungary. \nWizz Air continues to expand its customer offering and network with the following announcements in December:\n· The Company opened its 22nd operating base in Debrecen in Hungary and announced it will open its 23rd operating base in Iasi in Romania in July 2016.\n· The airline announced 11 new routes in December: Romania (x5), Macedonia (x3), Poland (x2), and Lithuania (x1).\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonth\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRolling 12 months to:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDecember 2015\n\n\nDecember 2014\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\n\n31 December 2015\n\n\n31 December 2014\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\nCapacity (seats)\n\n\n1,788,860\n\n\n1,483,200\n\n\n+21%\n\n\n\n\n\n21,810,920\n\n\n18,260,100\n\n\n+19%\n\n\n\n\nPassengers*\n\n\n1,522,745\n\n\n1,250,382\n\n\n+22%\n\n\n\n\n\n19,179,385\n\n\n15,772,558\n\n\n+22%\n\n\n\n\nLoad Factor**\n\n\n 85.1%\n\n\n84.3%\n\n\n+0.8ppts\n\n\n\n\n\n87.9%\n\n\n86.4%\n\n\n+1.6ppts\n\n\n\n\n \n \n*booked passengers\n**rounded to one decimal place\n \n \n \n \nABOUT WIZZ AIR\nWizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 65 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft and offers more than 400 routes from 23 bases, connecting 117 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,600 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 19 million passengers in the last 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.\n \n \nAdditional Wizz Air Operational Statistics \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonth\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRolling 12 months to:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDecember 2015\n\n\nDecember 2014\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\n\n31 December 201...