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February 2019 Traffic Statistics
February 2019 Traffic Statistics.
About this update from Wizz Air Holdings Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6825R Wizz Air Holdings PLC 04 March 2019 \n\nFEBRUARY 2019 TRAFFIC STATISTICS\n \nWIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 13%\nLOAD FACTOR INCREASES 3.0 PPTS TO 94.2%\n \nTicker: WIZZ\n \nGeneva, 4 March 2019: Wizz Air Holdings Plc (\"Wizz Air\"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for February 2019.\n \nIn February 2019, Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering with the following announcements:\n \n· Route network expansion with five new routes announced to/from Poland (2x), Ukraine (2x) and Budapest (1x), and two new destination airport announced to Castellón (Spain) and Bodø (Norway). \n \n· Fleet expansion with the delivery of two additional brand new Airbus A321 aircraft, taking current Wizz Air's fleet to 108 aircraft.\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\nFebruary\n2019\n\n\nFebruary\n2018\n\n\nChange\n\n\n \n\n\n28 February\n2019\n\n\n28 February\n2018\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\nCapacity (seats)\n\n\n2,548,062 \n\n\n2,331,546 \n\n\n+9.3%\n\n\n \n\n\n37,080,612\n\n\n31,919,822\n\n\n+16.2%\n\n\n\n\nPassengers*\n\n\n2,400,692 \n\n\n2,126,955 \n\n\n+12.9%\n\n\n \n\n\n34,320,882\n\n\n29,134,520\n\n\n+17.8%\n\n\n\n\nLoad Factor**\n\n\n94.2%\n\n\n91.2%\n\n\n+3.0ppts\n\n\n \n\n\n92.6%\n\n\n91.3%\n\n\n+1.3ppts\n\n\n\n\n \n*booked passengers\n**rounded to one decimal place\n \n \n \nABOUT WIZZ AIR\nWizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 108 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 650 routes from 26 bases, connecting 146 destinations across 44 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of more than 4,400 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over 34 million passengers in the past 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. Wizz Air is registered under the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operatio...