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March 2019 Traffic Statistics
March 2019 Traffic Statistics.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7569U Wizz Air Holdings PLC 02 April 2019 \n\nMARCH 2019 TRAFFIC STATISTICS\n \nWIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 10%\nLOAD FACTOR INCREASES 2.6 PPTS TO 94.1%\n \nTicker: WIZZ\n \nGeneva, 2 April 2019: Wizz Air Holdings Plc (\"Wizz Air\"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for March 2019.\n \nIn March 2019, Wizz Air continued to grow its network and improve its customer offering with the following announcements:\n \n· Route network expansion with 15 new routes announced to/from Poland (9x), Romania (2x), UK (1x), Ukraine (1x), Serbia (1x), and Moldova (1x). \n· Fleet expansion with the delivery of two brand new Airbus 321neo aircraft and two brand new Airbus 321ceo aircraft. The arrival of the game-changing Airbus A321neo aircraft is a significant milestone for the Company. The Airbus A321neo is powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, features the widest single-aisle cabin with 239 seats in a single class configuration and offers Wizz Air maximum flexibility, fuel efficiency and lowest possible operating costs. The Wizz Air fleet was 112 aircraft at the end of March. \n· Wizz Air was named The Best Low-Cost Airline of the Year in the CEE region in 2018 and received the Best Cabin Crew award as part of the annual CESAAR awards.\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\n2019\n\n\nMarch\n2018\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\n\n31 March\n2019\n\n\n31 March\n2018\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\nCapacity (seats)\n\n\n2,892,696 \n\n\n2,706,432\n\n\n+6.9%\n\n\n\n\n\n37,266,876\n\n\n32,438,754\n\n\n14.9%\n\n\n\n\nPassengers*\n\n\n2,721,959\n\n\n2,476,153\n\n\n+9.9%\n\n\n\n\n\n34,566,688\n\n\n29,632,357\n\n\n16.7%\n\n\n\n\nLoad Factor**\n\n\n94.1%\n\n\n91.5%\n\n\n2.6ppts\n\n\n\n\n\n92.8%\n\n\n91.3%\n\n\n1.4ppts\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 112 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 650 routes from 25 bases, connecting 146 destinations across 44 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of more than 4,500 aviation professiona...