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DECEMBER 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
DECEMBER 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7751A Wizz Air Holdings PLC 03 January 2018 \n\nDECEMBER 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS\nWIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 20%\nDOCUMENTATION SIGNED FOR THE ORDER OF 146 AIRBUS A320NEO FAMILY AIRCRAFT\n\nTicker: WIZZ\nGeneva, 3 January 2018: Wizz Air Holdings Plc (\"Wizz Air\"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for December 2017.\nIn December 2017, Wizz Air continued to expand its network, operations and customer offering with the following announcements:\n· Route network expansion with four new routes announced to/from the UK (3x) and Latvia (1x).\n· Fleet expansion with the delivery of a brand new Airbus A321ceo aircraft, taking the fleet number to a total of 88.\n· Completed and signed documentation with Airbus for the recently ordered 146 Airbus A320neo family aircraft securing growth plans and improving cost position to 2026.\n· Winning the title of European Airline of the Year by Aviation 100 and also recognized at Sky Awards as Best Low-Cost Airline, and Passengers' Most Preferred Choice for its great performance on the Bulgarian market in 2017.\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\n2017\n\n\nDecember\n2016\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\n\n31 December\n2017\n\n\n31 December\n2016\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\nCapacity (seats)\n\n\n2,569,600\n\n\n2,151,260\n\n\n+19.4%\n\n\n\n\n\n30,932,218\n\n\n25,567,420\n\n\n+21.0%\n\n\n\n\nPassengers*\n\n\n2,247,891\n\n\n1,877,119\n\n\n+19.8%\n\n\n\n\n\n28,271,159\n\n\n22,782,948\n\n\n+ 24.1%\n\n\n\n\nLoad Factor**\n\n\n87.5%\n\n\n87.3%\n\n\n+0.2ppts\n\n\n\n\n\n91.4%\n\n\n89.1%\n\n\n+2.3ppts\n\n\n\n\n \n \n*booked passengers\n**rounded to one decimal place\n \nABOUT WIZZ AIR\nWizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 88 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 550 routes from 27 bases, connecting 144 destinations across 43 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 3,500 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 23.8 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 2017. Wizz Air is...