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January 2017 Traffic Statistics
January 2017 Traffic Statistics.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7962V Wizz Air Holdings PLC 02 February 2017 \n\nJANUARY 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:\n \nWIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 23%,\nLOAD FACTOR INCREASES 4.5 PPTS TO 88%\n \nTicker: WIZZ\n \nGeneva, 2 February 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc (\"Wizz Air\"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for January 2017.\n \nIn January 2017, Wizz Air continued to expand its network with the following announcements:\n \n· Network further expanded with two new routes announced in January to/from, Poland (1), and Bulgaria (1). \n· Two new routes commenced operation to/from Poland (1), and Lithuania (1). \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\nJanuary 2017\n\n\nJanuary 2016\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\n\n31 January 2017\n\n\n31 January 2016\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\nCapacity (seats)\n\n\n2,133,520\n\n\n1,823,600\n\n\n+17.0%\n\n\n\n\n\n25,877,340\n\n\n22,091,740\n\n\n+17.1%\n\n\n\n\nPassengers*\n\n\n1,877,762\n\n\n1,522,901\n\n\n+23.3%\n\n\n\n\n\n23,137,809\n\n\n19,443,745\n\n\n+19.0%\n\n\n\n\nLoad Factor**\n\n\n88.0%\n\n\n83.5%\n\n\n+4.5ppts\n\n\n\n\n\n89.4%\n\n\n88.0%\n\n\n+1.4ppts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n*booked passengers\n**rounded to one decimal place\n \n \nABOUT WIZZ AIR\nWizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 75 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 500 routes from 27 bases, connecting 136 destinations across 40 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 3,000 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 23 million passengers in 2016. 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), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition. The company was recently named 2016 Value Airline of the Year by the editors of Air Transport World, one of the leading airline trade magazines, as well as 2016 Low Cost Airline of the Year by the Center for Aviation (CAPA), a leading provide...