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March 2016 Traffic Statistics
March 2016 Traffic Statistics.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 1307U Wizz Air Holdings PLC 05 April 2016 \n\nMARCH 2016 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:\n \nWIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 21%\n \nTicker: WIZZ\n \nGeneva, 5 April 2016: Wizz Air Holdings Plc (\"Wizz Air\"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for March 2016.\n \nIn March 2016, Wizz Air continued to expand its customer offering and network with the following announcements:\n \n· The arrival of its 3rd and 4th brand new A321ceo aircraft to its Budapest base in Hungary taking the total fleet to 67 aircraft.\n \n· Continued network expansion with the launch of nine new routes to/from Lithuania (x6), Poland (x1), Bulgaria (x1), and Latvia (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\nMarch 2016\n\n\nMarch 2015\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\n\n31 March 2016\n\n\n31 March 2015\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\nCapacity (seats)\n\n\n1,923,620\n\n\n1,610,280\n\n\n+19.5%\n\n\n\n\n\n22,654,100\n\n\n19,012,860\n\n\n+19.2%\n\n\n\n\nPassengers*\n\n\n1,660,061\n\n\n1,374,272\n\n\n+20.8%\n\n\n\n\n\n19,981,377\n\n\n16,482,468\n\n\n+21.2%\n\n\n\n\nLoad Factor**\n\n\n86.3%\n\n\n85.3%\n\n\n +1.0 ppts\n\n\n\n\n\n88.2%\n\n\n86.7%\n\n\n +1.5 ppts\n\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 67 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 420 routes from 24 bases, connecting 119 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 20 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 \nWizz Air was awarded \"Value Airline of the Year\" for 2016 by Air Transport World, one of the world's leading airline industry trade magazines.\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\...